Solved Can't eject USB thumb drive from System Tray, can in Computer

Chris2005

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Basically as the title says... I can't eject the USB thumb drive from the system tray icon, it says the device is in use, even though it's not, but I can right click on it in Computer and hit eject and it ejects... any ideas?

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Hello,
That happens a lot to me as well...but I never figured it out either. I'm curious too.
Regards
 

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Hello,
That happens a lot to me as well...but I never figured it out either. I'm curious too.
Regards

It's just started recently, even if I restart the computer and simply plug it in and do nothing but go to eject it... works fine from Computer... but not the system tray icon or from Devices and Printers.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 10 Home x64
CPU
AMD FX-8320 @ 3.5 GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 4.0)
Memory
4 x 2 GB G Skill Ripjaws DDR3-1600
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA Nvidia GTX 550 Ti 1 GB
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S201HL
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
1 x 240 GB OCZ SSD
1 x 60 GB Intel SSD
1 x 1 TB Samsung HDD
PSU
Silverstone Strider 750w Modular
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What was causing it for me was OCZ's SSD Guru program, I use to monitor my SSD.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
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Custom Build
OS
Windows 10 Home x64
CPU
AMD FX-8320 @ 3.5 GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 4.0)
Memory
4 x 2 GB G Skill Ripjaws DDR3-1600
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA Nvidia GTX 550 Ti 1 GB
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S201HL
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
1 x 240 GB OCZ SSD
1 x 60 GB Intel SSD
1 x 1 TB Samsung HDD
PSU
Silverstone Strider 750w Modular
Case
Antec 300 Illusion
Cooling
Air
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Microsoft
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HP
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Microsoft Security Essentials
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Google Chrome
It`s always something else interfering :)
 

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Yea. And I don't know why it'd interfere with the USB thumb drive... *shrugs*
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 10 Home x64
CPU
AMD FX-8320 @ 3.5 GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 4.0)
Memory
4 x 2 GB G Skill Ripjaws DDR3-1600
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA Nvidia GTX 550 Ti 1 GB
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S201HL
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
1 x 240 GB OCZ SSD
1 x 60 GB Intel SSD
1 x 1 TB Samsung HDD
PSU
Silverstone Strider 750w Modular
Case
Antec 300 Illusion
Cooling
Air
Keyboard
Microsoft
Mouse
HP
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome
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