Reading Time: < 1 minute Don’t bother with the GUI. This will delete the Program Files directory, etc. 1.  Launch and Administrator command prompt:  CMD w/ Ctrl-Shift-ENTER. 2.  Take ownership and change permissions. e.g. takeown /f “program files” /r /d n icacls “program files” /grant administrators:F /t 3. Delete with impunity. In my case, there were a couple of straggler […]