PDF shortcut / icon will not delete from desktop. Can't rename. Can't move to another folder. PDF was created via Microsoft Print to PDF. How do I del

  • Thread starter Jonathan R. Wetherbee
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Jonathan R. Wetherbee

Working on an HP machine with Windows 10.


I've tried:

1 - Right Click + Delete

2 - Moving to Recycling Bin (including dragging to Recycling Bin)

3 - Renaming File

4 - C: > Users > [Username] > Desktop > Delete/Rename/Move/etc.

5 - A Lenovo / Preview Panel bug fix

6 - Cut + delete/paste in Recycling Bin/past in other file folder

7 - Highlight + delete

8 - Compressing the file (Error message: "Windows cannot create the Compressed (zipped) Folder. File may be in use.")

9 - Playing with CAPS Lock and NUMS Lock (a thread mentioned bugs with these buttons).

10 - Compressing 'to save disk space' and then deleting


Each time the file is still on my desktop, without a change in name, and without being deleted. The file can be moved around to a different place on my Desktop, but that's all I can do with it.


Background: I created the file via "Microsoft Print to PDF" feature. It is a *link* to download a PDF. So, when I drag the icon to my Google Chrome shortcut icon, it will commence the download of the PDF page (a PDF of a tweet thread). That downloaded PDF of the tweet thread works fine and can be deleted/moved/etc. The file that won't go away is about 222 KBs. It's an Adobe Acrobat Document file.


Edti: Have spoken and screen-shared with both Windows and Adobe Acrobat personnel and neither has a solution.

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