C:\Temp>mkdir delme.dir\subdir

C:\Temp>dir /S delme.dir
 Volume in drive C is System
 Volume Serial Number is ...

 Directory of C:\Temp\delme.dir

11/07/2017  06:44 AM    <DIR>          .
11/07/2017  06:44 AM    <DIR>          ..
11/07/2017  06:44 AM    <DIR>          subdir
               0 File(s)              0 bytes

 Directory of C:\Temp\delme.dir\subdir

11/07/2017  06:44 AM    <DIR>          .
11/07/2017  06:44 AM    <DIR>          ..
               0 File(s)              0 bytes

     Total Files Listed:
               0 File(s)              0 bytes
               5 Dir(s)  45,598,023,680 bytes free

C:\Temp>perl -le "print system(qq(rmdir delme.dir)) && $! || 'deleted'"
The directory is not empty.
No such file or directory

C:\Temp>perl -le "print system(qq(rmdir /S delme.dir)) && $! || 'deleted'"
delme.dir, Are you sure (Y/N)? n
No such file or directory

C:\Temp>perl -le "print system(qq(rmdir /S /Q delme.dir)) && $! || 'deleted'"
deleted

C:\Temp>dir /S delme.dir
 Volume in drive C is System
 Volume Serial Number is ...
File Not Found