Unable to safely eject usb3 hard disk

hi guys,

version 1909
18363.900

so i have the "better performance" option enabled for my hard disk but recently there's no way i can just click eject and remove the hard disk, it's happening ALL the time.

I went into event viewer and it seems to be process 6164, antimalware service executable for Windows Defender.


is there a way to disable the scan to usb3 hard disks / external devices'

Even if it is stays there like 4 hours, which means the scan should be finished, it's still stuck.

only way to do a clean one either shut down or restart and right after that happens, click on eject, that achieves a clean shutdown.

thanks,
Gabrio

Settings > Update & Security > Windows Security > Virus and threat protection > Virus and threat protection settings > Manage settings > Exclusions

Use the Folder option and select the drive as the "folder" to exclude.