Windows 10: eject thumb drive

Windows 10A thumb drive is plugged in, Explorer is opened, one file is opened, then closed.Explorer is closed.Go to "Show hidden icons" and select Safely remove hardware and eject media -> Eject USB Flash MemoryThe only device shown is the thumb drive just plugged in. Select it.The dialog states: This device is currently in use....No, its not. I have gone to the point of closing all applications. ALL of them.Same results.To Microsoft: Where is the button that shows the name of the application using the device?Or, don't make that an option, just show it. Always.Where is the button that s

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usb thumb drive ejection problem.

Just two or three days ago I started having a problem when I try to eject a Sandisk 32GB usb thumb and get the nasty li'l "device is currently in use" window. I've been using this thumb for over a year now with no problems. I haven't made any changes to
the computer or to the usb drive to coincide with the onset of this issue. I typically have ejected it by clicking on it in the notification tray, when this problem arose I tried ejecting it through Windows Explorer by right-clicking on the drive in the
explorer window, but now the context menu that pops up doesn't even have the eject option - which it did previously. Right now I'm turning the computer off to remove the thumb drive. Any info or assistance is appreciated.

 

Have to safely eject thumb drive exactly twice every time


This amounts to an annoyance only, but I thought I'd ask in case someone has a solution.
I find I always have to eject my thumb drive exactly twice.

• This happens on at least two laptops:
  • A Toshiba Satellite with Windows 10 Home 10586.545
  • An Asus X555LA also on the same build of Windows
• Most often I'm using a Cruzer SanDisk drive.
• This is when I use “Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media” from the task bar.
• It always takes exactly two tries. First time get a pop up window “Problem Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device” “Windows is unable to stop the device…” Second time works fine. Even when I do it immediately after the first.
• This happens when all docs involving the thumb drive and the apps that used them are all closed.
• It happens if I plug in the drive, don't do anything, then try to eject.
• Waiting before ejecting doesn’t seem to matter.
• In Task Manager I verified no associated apps running then tried it. Don’t know if there are pertinent background apps.
• If I right click on the drive in the File Explorer tree and select eject it works the first time.
• Another thumb drive, Attache 1GB, behaves the same way.
• Another thumb drive, Kingston 2 GB, behaves the same way.
• I think this happened on at least one of my computers before the Windows 10 upgrade, but I don’t remember the details.
• For the SanDisk at least, select in File Explorer, right click, Properties, Hardware tab, Properties, Change Settings, Policies: Quick Removal is selected.

Does anyone have a fix? Thanks.

 

Thumb Drives

Hi JJerryG530

I am an independent advisor here to help

First plug the thumb drive into the Windows 7 PC. Open file explorer and navigate to the Thumb drive. Copy any files that you wish to transfer to the Windows 10 PC onto the thumb drive.

Now eject the tumb drive from the Windows 7 PC. Plug the thumb drive into the Windows 10 PC. Open file explorer and navigate to the Thumb drive. Copy or move the files from the thumb drive to a location on the Windows 10 PC