Windows 10: External USB connected HDD will not Eject due to being in use
Discus and support External USB connected HDD will not Eject due to being in use in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Having recently found this to be an issue I looked for an answer. All the answers I found involved assuming that there was an underlying issue with... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by HoovaDevil, Mar 2, 2020.
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