Windows 10: For long, the problem of safely eject never solved

Discus and support For long, the problem of safely eject never solved in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I have been researching on web and trying different third party tool but none of them actually works. A lot of time, not always though, I can't... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by Tsw88, Apr 14, 2017.

  1. TSW88
    Tsw88 Win User

    For long, the problem of safely eject never solved


    I have been researching on web and trying different third party tool but none of them actually works.

    A lot of time, not always though, I can't safely eject USB portable hard drive. However, I am 100% sure that no files on that drive is running. It's probably the hard drive being occupied by
    something in the background that I don't know.

    The problem of not safely ejecting is that the hard drive keeps spinning vigorously (I can feel) unless it's safely ejected. Every time if the hard drive can be safely ejected , I can feel by touch that the spinning stops immediately and I can feel safe to unplug the USB cable.

    What is the real solution ? Or if there is actually no real solution to this problem?

    :)
     
    Tsw88, Apr 14, 2017
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  2. NICK NIKOLOS
    Nick Nikolos Win User

    Unplugging usb device causes beeping when mouse is moving and buttons don't work.

    No.Since it doesn't appear on the "Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media" ... and to be honest this was never a problem with Vista/7/8/8.1 ...
     
    Nick Nikolos, Apr 14, 2017
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  3. OZFLIPPER
    OzFlipper Win User
    'Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media' tray icon does not inform on successful ejection

    Thanks, but that's not my problem.

    As I said, I have the icon in the taskbar. But when I use it to eject something, I never get a response saying the device can be removed safely and the icon stays there forever.

    If I do the eject from Explorer, then I get the "safe to remove" message and the Safely Remove Hardware icon goes away.,

    Unfortunately I can only eject flash drives from Explorer, not removeable hard drives.
     
    OzFlipper, Apr 14, 2017
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  4. ARAZELETERNAL
    ArazelEternal Win User

    For long, the problem of safely eject never solved

    Try using Unlocker to release the drive. Point it to the root of the drive and see if it finds anything to unlock. The drive may have some handles to it open yet even if nothing else is going on with it.
     
    ArazelEternal, Apr 14, 2017
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  5. MRGEEK
    mrgeek Win User
    Yes, annoying problem. Few things you can try. Device may be suspended. Here's how to disable (ignore last part if icon always appears) -
    USB Devices Not Staying Connected

    For current device eject - Win+R; rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll ,Enter

    You can also create a shortcut by r-click on desktop>New>Shortcut.
    Put rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll in 'Type the location of the items>Next and name it, like 'Safely eject' and you have a backup method if nothing else works. Good Luck
     
    mrgeek, Apr 5, 2018
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