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The double quotes need to enclose the path:<br />

<pre><code id="code-20-42705904-1">remove-item 'c:\program files (x86)\whatever' -recurse -force</code></pre>
I've also changed to ticks to prevent PowerShell from trying to accidentally detect an expression in the string.
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How do I delete a specific sub-folder in C:\Program Files (x86) using Windows PowerShell? &nbsp;I want to delete the sub-folder and ALL of the child folders/files.
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How do I delete a specific sub-folder in C:\Program Files (x86) using Windows PowerShell?  I want to delete the sub-folder and ALL of the child folders/files.

The double quotes need to enclose the path:
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I&#39;ve also changed to ticks to prevent PowerShell from trying to accidentally detect an expression in the string.

Force Deletion Using PowerShell

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