Don’t jump the methods these are the methods to your problem Method 1: Restart your computer You need to make sure you go through every method properly and follow it step by step. You need to follow every method before you reach the last one. In this section, you will have five astonishing solutions to your problem. Once you have gone through the causes behind your issue, it becomes quite easy to implement the solutions.
Part 2: Fixed: Can’t eject external hard drive on windows 10 Obsolete or malfunctioning USB drives on your system can be causing the issue.
If not the content, then windows USB drivers might be causing the issue for our computer. Suppose the background processes or applications are using the files stored on the external hard drive, this can surely cause the trouble for you. In most of the cases, the content of the drive is being used, which causes the problem. It is always suggested to safely remove or eject the hard drive, but files on your external hard drive are sometimes being used which can cause the trouble, there are few causes behind this error which are explained 1.
You need to study the cause properly to find out the solution to your problem. When an issue occurs, there are a lot of culprits behind that issue you need to look upon each one of them in detail. Part 1: What stops users from ejecting external drive safely on Windows 10?
I was using my external hard drive from quite a while, but now I’m unable to eject it. I have an HP laptop which I’ve been using for quite a while.
I don’t know if something is wrong with the windows or anything else. “Yesterday, I’ve encountered the issue where I can’t eject external hard drive on Windows 10. Q: What stops users from ejecting external drive on Windows 10?