Apps Delete Sticky Notes in Windows 11

Brink · Aug 15, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to delete a note in Sticky Notes for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

The Microsoft Sticky Notes app is the simple way to quickly save something for later, so you can stay in the flow. With Sticky Notes, you can create notes, type, ink or add a picture, add text formatting, stick them to the desktop, move them around there freely, close them to the Notes list, and sync them across devices and apps like OneNote Mobile, Microsoft Launcher for Android, and Outlook for Windows.

You can delete sticky notes you no longer want.

References:

Delete a sticky note - Microsoft Support

support.microsoft.com

Create, edit, and view sticky notes in Outlook.com or Outlook on the web - Microsoft Support

support.microsoft.com

Note deletion is permanent. It cannot be undone.

Contents

Option One: Delete a Sticky Note using Keyboard Shortcut
Option Two: Delete a Sticky Note from Sticky Note
Option Three: Delete a Sticky Note from Notes List
Option Four: Delete a Sticky Note from Web

Option One

Sign in to Microsoft Sticky Notes app

1 Open the Sticky Notes app. (see screenshot below)

2 Click/tap on the open sticky note you want to delete.

3 Press the Ctrl+D keys.

4 Click/tap on Delete to confirm. (see screenshot below)

Option Two

Delete a Sticky Note from Sticky Note

1 Open the Sticky Notes app. (see screenshot below)

2 Click/tap on the Menu (3 dots) button on the open sticky note you want to delete. (see screenshot below)

3 Click/tap on Delete note. (see screenshot below)

4 Click/tap on Delete to confirm. (see screenshot below)

Option Three

Delete a Sticky Note from Notes List

1 Open the Sticky Notes app. (see screenshot below)

2 In the notes list, click/tap on the Menu (3 dots) button on the sticky note you want to delete, and click/tap on Delete note. (see screenshot below)

3 Click/tap on Delete to confirm. (see screenshot below)

Option Four

Delete a Sticky Note from Web

You must be signed in to Sticky Notes to see your notes synced to the cloud (web).

1 Go to the Sticky Notes website, and sign in if not already.

2 Perform one of the following actions: (see screenshots below)

Click/tap on Notes in the left pane, select the sticky note you want to delete in the middle pane, and click/tap on Delete on the menu bar.
Click/tap on Notes in the left pane, select the sticky note you want to delete in the middle pane, click/tap on the Menu (3 dots) button on the sticky note in the right pane, and click/tap on Delete.