Windows 10 FIX ERROR: The action can’t be completed because the file is open in COM Surrogate

An increasingly common error on Windows 10 operating systems is:The action can’t be completed because the file is open in COM Surrogate.

This error occurs mainly when we list a large number of thumbnails / icons of photos from a large volume folder.
In our scenario, this error appeared after we wanted to view the icons of over 2,000 pictures in a single folder, and then we tried to copy / move files to the hard disk.

Error of Windows 10, typical moving, renaming or File deletion on Windows 10 (Windows 10 Pro), this appears if the beetles on Cararoa want to make changes are used in another process or the Windows Explorer / File Explorer process is stuck in another action.

For the most novice, we say that this com is not a program / software. It is a substitute for sacrifice that acts for other processes that are interrogated. In our case, Comrogate appears for the executable:dllhost.exe.

Solving for Error Message: The Action Can't Be Completed Because the File is Open in comrogate It's very simple.

We open the list of current processes on Windows 10, I identify where the process is surrounded, then we stop it.

Com Surrogate we find it in Task Manager > Tab: Process. Click-right on the process > End Task.

Once stopped this process, try to resume the operation of copying, moving or renamed the files.

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