USB flash drive won't eject


  1. SSD84
    Posts : 20
    Windows 10 Pro
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    USB flash drive won't eject


    OS Build 19044.1706

    Can't eject usb flash drive, tried safety remove, tried restarting explorer.exe, tried taking drive offline. No joy. Any ideas appreciated. Thanks.
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  3. AddRAM
    Posts : 4,594
    Windows 10 Pro
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    Just remove it. As long as you`re not writing anything to it you`ll be fine.

    If you`re worried, copy and paste everything on it to your PC.

    Then have a look into Auto Play and reset it to default.
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  4. SSD84
    Posts : 20
    Windows 10 Pro
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    Awesome, it seems to be fixed, thanks bud , it's buggin the hell outta me.
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