Can’t Eject External Hard Drive Drive or USB on Windows 11/10 [Solution]

Описание: Can’t Eject External Hard Drive Drive or USB on Windows 11/10 [Solution]

Command Used:
RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll

Having issues ejecting an external hard drive on Windows 10? When removing a hard drive from your Windows, you have to remove it safely if you do not want your data to be corrupted or damaged. If you cannot eject the external hard drive safely or the option is greyed out, there can be some causes to this error, such as the hard drive still being used or outdated drivers.

Recently, several colleagues have complained that they can’t eject external hard drives on their Windows computers. There are several reasons for this, including outdated or malfunctioning USB drivers that are preventing the removal of the drive, or other processes accessing the contents of the drive.

Issues addressed in this tutorial:
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Some users have reported that they are not able to safely eject their external hard drive like USBs etc. This issue is often caused by other processes that are using the contents of the drive or Windows USB drivers which prevent the removal of the external drive. Users have reported that they cannot eject their hard drive using the ‘Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media’ option which is located on the bottom-left side of the taskbar.

This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.