Windows 11 laptop says recycle bin is corrupt delete yes or no


borntobounce

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Hello - this is my first post so please excuse any mistakes I might make.

I have seen other posts for this issue; however, they offer fixes but they don't work for me. My error appears in the form of an error box with the question delete yes or no. It won't allow me to click yes or no. If I do, nothing happens. I can't do a ctrl + alt +delete so I can't restart the laptop. It won't let me off this screen. I've tried to keep it closed so it would log itself out or just turn it off ... no options. I can't go anywhere, I can't get to the command prompt to perform any of the suggested fixes and I'm stuck.

A little more information ... all I see is a black screen with the white box showing the error and I have a choice to click yes or no to delete the file. If I click on either button, nothing happens. I can't see anything else on the screen, none of my icons are there, I can't see the Windows button, search button, wifi button or anything on my Task Bar. Consequently, all of the tips on how to fix this are out of my realm of knowledge as I don't know what to do now.

Thanks in advance for any assistance someone can provide.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo
If you can execute below command to delete recycle bin and reboot your computer, if you can't execute this command use the attached batch script to delte it.

Code:
rmdir /q /s C:\$RECYCLE.BIN
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
    Motherboard
    Erica6
    Memory
    Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC671
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
You are very welcome!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
    Motherboard
    Erica6
    Memory
    Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC671
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1

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