#THIS DEVICE IS CURRENTLY IN USE HOW TO#

In the list of removable devices, click on the one that you want to remove. The list includes USB memory sticks, external hard drives, and other types of USB devices.

#THIS DEVICE IS CURRENTLY IN USE HOW TO#

Read this guide on how to show or hide system tray icons.Д¬lick on Safely Remove Hardware and Eject MediaДЄfter finding the USB icon, click on it to see a list of all the removable storage devices connected to your Windows 10 computer. You can move the Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media icon to make it visible in the system tray. However, you can click the arrow pointing upwards to show hidden icons and then find the icon that looks like a USB stick, highlighted below.ДЇinding the Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media icon By default, in Windows 10, this icon is hidden and not shown alongside the clock and the network icon. The gist is to find the Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media icon in the system tray. The most popular method is also one of the simplest and fastest. How to eject storage devices using the Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media icon Unplug the device that you no longer want to use on your Windows 10 PC, and you are done.ДЎ.

If everything went well, you see a notification that it is Safe To Remove Hardware.

Right-click or press and hold on the drive that you want to remove and, in the menu that opens, choose Eject.Open File Explorer, go to This PC, and then to the Devices and drives section, where you see all the partitions and drives from your PC, including external ones.

This device is currently in use