Eject hardware showing "Windows host process"

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My external HD will not eject. In Vista it ejects fine. I west to customize the tray icons and saw this. The eject button listed as "Windows Host Process" What is up with this and is this why it will not eject? I have never seen this before and wonder if it's correct or a bug. I went back a few minutes later and it was showing the icon as normal but still will not eject properly.

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I had the same problem when trying to remove a flash drive for the last few days but it works fine on my other flash drives.I also have that icon.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7100 RC x86/Windows XP SP3 x86 (Dual Boot)
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Thanks for the reply. I'm not the only one. All my other drives eject fine too. It is not being defragged (as far as I can tell) or indexed so I don't know what to think. It is set in device manager to eject without using the button so......I guess I'll just pull it out. I know I'm not the only one to do this. haha
 

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Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P
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4GB DDR3 Mushkin 1600Mhz @ 7-8-7-20
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MSI GTS250 1GB DDR3 Twin Frozr
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Onboard realtek
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Samsung SyncMaster 24" P2450 + Samsung 20" 2033
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Shows the same for me. You could try logging off and logging back on, that might let the drive go.
 

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I had to reboot to get my flash drive out when Windows wouldn't release it.
 

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PNY Technologies
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Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7100 RC x86/Windows XP SP3 x86 (Dual Boot)
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Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2200 @ 2.20 GHz
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PNY Technologies MBM630I7150 1.0
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2GB
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NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
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NVIDIA HDMI Audio Device
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Acer LCD Monitor V223W
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WDC WD7500AYPS-01ZKB0 [Hard drive] (750.16 GB)
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Logitech
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DSL
FWIW - I have a 4 GB UFD (SanDisk Cruzer Mini) that I keep a lot of documents on from school, plus a whole slew of Portable Apps - if I ever run the Portable Apps menu followed by my KeePass Password Safe program, I can never get Win7 to release the devie - it tells me the device is in use even when it is not anymore....

I just wait for the light to stop blinking ( indicating all write activity has completed) and then yank it out.
 

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johngalt said:
FWIW - I have a 4 GB UFD (SanDisk Cruzer Mini) that I keep a lot of documents on from school, plus a whole slew of Portable Apps - if I ever run the Portable Apps menu followed by my KeePass Password Safe program, I can never get Win7 to release the devie - it tells me the device is in use even when it is not anymore....

I just wait for the light to stop blinking ( indicating all write activity has completed) and then yank it out.
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Same flash drive i have and the problem happened after the U3 menu popped up.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7100 RC x86/Windows XP SP3 x86 (Dual Boot)
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Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2200 @ 2.20 GHz
Motherboard
PNY Technologies MBM630I7150 1.0
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
Sound Card
NVIDIA HDMI Audio Device
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Acer LCD Monitor V223W
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WDC WD7500AYPS-01ZKB0 [Hard drive] (750.16 GB)
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Logitech
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Try using USB Safely Remove and if you want to purchase it you can get it for $12 USD (40% off) by going to USB Safely Remove Software at 40% Discount - Superior Device Management!

OR, if you want a free gadget (I've not tested it on windows 7) you can try:
Remove Drive Safely v1.2
Downloads: 143429Created by:
IPT Solutions Ltd.
Price: Free
v 1.2.1 - Installer Fix.v1.2 - Bug removed if empty drive is attached.Here is the gadget that will help you to disconnect your usb, SATA, eSATA drives (like Safely Remove Hardware tool).
 
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Windows 7 Professional x64 x86 VISTA XP 98SE 95 3.x
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PNY Technologies
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Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7100 RC x86/Windows XP SP3 x86 (Dual Boot)
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Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2200 @ 2.20 GHz
Motherboard
PNY Technologies MBM630I7150 1.0
Memory
2GB
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NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
Sound Card
NVIDIA HDMI Audio Device
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Acer LCD Monitor V223W
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
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WDC WD7500AYPS-01ZKB0 [Hard drive] (750.16 GB)
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Gateway
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Logitech
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DSL
polycue said:
Try using USB Safely Remove and if you want to purchase it you can get it for $12 USD (40% off) by going to USB Safely Remove Software at 40% Discount - Superior Device Management!

OR, if you want a free gadget (I've not tested it on windows 7) you can try:
Remove Drive Safely v1.2
Downloads: 143429Created by:
IPT Solutions Ltd.
Price: Free
v 1.2.1 - Installer Fix.v1.2 - Bug removed if empty drive is attached.Here is the gadget that will help you to disconnect your usb, SATA, eSATA drives (like Safely Remove Hardware tool).
Click to expand...

They don;t help - once I have run KeePass the drive acts like it is still in use even with all portable apps shut down and all Explorer windows closed.

No sense in paying for an app that does what I already do....

Maka said:
I found a cheaper way to go about it.I uninstalled the U3 garbage and got rid of the partition it was on.Now it acts like an actual flash drive should and haven't had a problem removing it yet.Maybe Win 7 just didn't like it for some reason?
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I did too - hence I said *portable apps* not U3.
 

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What's weird is I have 4 USB flash drives like everyone is talking about. They all work like they are supposed to. The one I am having problems with is a 250 GB Seagate external hard drive. I hate to mess with it too much....it has all my back-up stuff on it.

I hate to use a third party app when Windows should do what I need.
 

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Windows 7 Professional x64
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Intel Core i7 860
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Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P
Memory
4GB DDR3 Mushkin 1600Mhz @ 7-8-7-20
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GTS250 1GB DDR3 Twin Frozr
Sound Card
Onboard realtek
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Samsung SyncMaster 24" P2450 + Samsung 20" 2033
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1080 and 1600 X 900 (#2 system 1440 X 900)
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Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD + 3 WD Blue 640GB drives
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Corsair 750 HX Modular
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Lancool PC-K62
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Cooler Master TX3 CPU cooler and 4-140mm and 1-120mm case
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Gigabyte USB keyboard
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Microsoft wireless laser mouse 5000
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7 Mb down 1.5 up
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One of my 4 GB UFD works like it is supposed to - but that one is the one that I have my Win7 install files on.

The one with the PortableApps menu system is the one that goes stupid, particularly when I run KeePass Password Safe. I think ti is b/c of the way that KeePass creates a system-wide key to allow for automate user name and PW entry - since that is linked to the program, even when the program exits it is still somehow in Windows 7 leaving a trace of itself somewhere, and thus the UFD fails to eject.

Of course, I have never tried running the app in Vista compatibility, and that might solve my problems....

Hmmm....
 

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    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
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    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spec
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    3x 3840 x 2160
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    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD
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    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Plat
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    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
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    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
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    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
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    Dell laptop display 15"
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    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
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My solution is clearly a bad one, but you could just unplug it. It shouldn't be a problem for Hi-Speed USB 2.0
 

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I call it the craptop.
Sigh. I already *do* that - the point is that Windows is not *releasing* the device even when it is not in use at all. That is a problem. A bug, but only if I can verify it is not actually b/c of the software that I run from it....
 

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    Windows 11 21H2 Current build
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    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spec
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Plat
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for business
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    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
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    Windows Defender + MB 3
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    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable),Chrome, Edge
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    Dell Latitude E5470
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    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
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    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
So do any of you "more experienced" people know why the "safely remove hardware" icon would be showing "Windows host process"? Is it supposed to be doing this?

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My Computer

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Keeps changing - (Custom)
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 860
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P
Memory
4GB DDR3 Mushkin 1600Mhz @ 7-8-7-20
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GTS250 1GB DDR3 Twin Frozr
Sound Card
Onboard realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 24" P2450 + Samsung 20" 2033
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1080 and 1600 X 900 (#2 system 1440 X 900)
Hard Drives
Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD + 3 WD Blue 640GB drives
PSU
Corsair 750 HX Modular
Case
Lancool PC-K62
Cooling
Cooler Master TX3 CPU cooler and 4-140mm and 1-120mm case
Keyboard
Gigabyte USB keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft wireless laser mouse 5000
Internet Speed
7 Mb down 1.5 up
Other Info
System #2: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (Freezer 7 Pro cooler) - Gigabyte 880GMA-UD2H - WD 500GB Black - 9500GT (1GB) 500W OCZ modular PSU - Antec 200 case. System #3 (LapTop) Core 2 Duo T6670 - 320GB 7200RPM HD - 4GB DDR3 RAM.
I had windows 7 build 7077 and had this same problem.i formatted because the problem was beginning to annoy me.
the funny thing is that with fat32 pen drive the problem doesn't occur.
i will install again to see if the icon nate42nd shows in the image occur to me as well.
nate42nd said:
So do any of you "more experienced" people know why the "safely remove hardware" icon would be showing "Windows host process"? Is it supposed to be doing this?

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windows 7 build 7077
That makes sense, that external HD is NTFS format. Good tip to check into....
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Keeps changing - (Custom)
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 860
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P
Memory
4GB DDR3 Mushkin 1600Mhz @ 7-8-7-20
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GTS250 1GB DDR3 Twin Frozr
Sound Card
Onboard realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 24" P2450 + Samsung 20" 2033
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1080 and 1600 X 900 (#2 system 1440 X 900)
Hard Drives
Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD + 3 WD Blue 640GB drives
PSU
Corsair 750 HX Modular
Case
Lancool PC-K62
Cooling
Cooler Master TX3 CPU cooler and 4-140mm and 1-120mm case
Keyboard
Gigabyte USB keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft wireless laser mouse 5000
Internet Speed
7 Mb down 1.5 up
Other Info
System #2: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (Freezer 7 Pro cooler) - Gigabyte 880GMA-UD2H - WD 500GB Black - 9500GT (1GB) 500W OCZ modular PSU - Antec 200 case. System #3 (LapTop) Core 2 Duo T6670 - 320GB 7200RPM HD - 4GB DDR3 RAM.
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