How to delete files used by Windows Explorer

Question

I installed a program named "fences". Than I just deleted the main file from the PC, and now the folder is left with only two .dll files. When I try to remove them it says the file is being used by some other program. Then I did some research how to remove those files. I found Unlocker. It failed to remove the files, but at least it told me which other program is using those files; that was Windows Explorer – but when I try to hit the "Unlock" button, Windows Explorer just closes. Below is the screenshot:
Because of this my desktop icon is not displaying; I can't even add any more icons to the desktop. How can I recover from this: delete the files and use my PC normally?

Sorry for bad English.

Are the files still open after a reboot? If so, you could boot into Safe Mode Command Line and delete from there. — AFH, Oct 04 '17 at 17:01
You should be able to utilize this method and simply modify the target to fit your needs. — Run5k, Oct 04 '17 at 17:48

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 04 '17 at 17:52

Option 1:

Put the file you deleted back in place, and then uninstall Fences properly.

Note: you may be able to "repair" it via Add/Remove programs instead of finding a copy of the file.

Option 2:

Close Explorer, use Task Manager to start a command prompt, delete files via command prompt, restart Explorer. Then dig through your registry and remove references to Fences.

How to delete files used by Windows Explorer

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