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Windows 11 can’t eject USB drive, says it’s in use
Every time I try to eject my USB drive on Windows 11, it says the device is in use. I closed all windows but it still won’t work. I don’t want to pull it out directly. Any fix?
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Right click Start button > Disk Management.
Locate the USB drive to eject, right click and select Eject.
If issue still persists, you can refer suggestions in this fix:
https://www.kapilarya.com/windows-11-fix-cant-eject-usb-drive
Let us know if this helps!
Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog by a trusted Microsoft MVP.
With the USB devices that do that to me, I'll reboot, and during the reboot, before Windows loads, I will unplug the device.
