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Re:Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue decl... by kevin_thibedeau on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @01:05AM (#50361955)
> It spends 1 hour reading the file list before starting to delete

Shift delete bypasses the relocation of files to the recycle bin.

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Re:Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue decl... by NullPrefix on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @01:46AM (#50362193)
Shift delete still iterate files to calculate estimated time before starting the actual deletion
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Re:Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue decl... by vbezhenar on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @02:51AM (#50362540) 

    RMDIR [/S] [/Q] [drive:]path
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Re:Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue decl... by chris_wot on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @03:55AM (#50362970)
Try this instead:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufactu...

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Re:Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue decl... by tencentshill on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @09:59AM (#50366471)
Or this:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/do-more-with-surface...

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