Windows 10: Programs/services preventing me from ejecting my external HDD.

Discus and support Programs/services preventing me from ejecting my external HDD. in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I have few programs and services that appear to be preventing me from ejecting my external HDD. These appear in event viewer as event 225. One of them... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by Kol12, Sep 26, 2020.

  1. KOL12
    Kol12 Win User

    Programs/services preventing me from ejecting my external HDD.


    I have few programs and services that appear to be preventing me from ejecting my external HDD. These appear in event viewer as event 225. One of them is Windows Defender (msmpeng.exe) preventing disk ejection. Why would WD be preventing ejection of this disk?

    Additionally I would like to make my external HDD stay asleep and only wake when I access the disk directly. Currently it is woken whenever I open File Explorer. Is that possible?

    :)
     
    Kol12, Sep 26, 2020
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  2. KOL12
    Kol12 Win User

    Programs/services preventing me from ejecting my external HDD.

    I have few programs and services that appear to be preventing me from ejecting my external HDD. These appear in event viewer as event 225. One of them is Windows Defender (msmpeng.exe) preventing disk ejection. Why would WD be preventing ejection of this disk?

    Additionally I would like to make my external HDD stay asleep and only wake when I access the disk directly. Currently it is woken whenever I open File Explorer. Is that possible?
     
    Kol12, Sep 26, 2020
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  3. KOL12
    Kol12 Win User
    Programs/services preventing me from ejecting my external HDD.

    PID 4 - System/ntoskrnl.exe

    Why could this be preventing ejection?

    Maybe it's using the external disk for page file or something?
     
    Kol12, Sep 26, 2020
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  4. DALCHINA
    dalchina Win User

    Programs/services preventing me from ejecting my external HDD.

    Programs/services preventing me from ejecting my external HDD.

    Yup.. and PID 4:

    Programs/services preventing me from ejecting my external HDD. [​IMG]
     
    dalchina, Sep 26, 2020
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