Comments on: Windows can’t stop your ‘Generic volume’ device because a program is still using it http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:25:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shijee http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/comment-page-1/#comment-29457 Shijee Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:57:41 +0000 http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/#comment-29457 Thanks Rob. perfectly worked for me. Thanks Rob. perfectly worked for me.

]]> By: Globis http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/comment-page-1/#comment-29409 Globis Sun, 13 Nov 2011 06:27:18 +0000 http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/#comment-29409 Satya's answer worked perfectly for me!!! Whew, now I can finally get some well deserved sleep! Satya’s answer worked perfectly for me!!!
Whew, now I can finally get some well deserved sleep!

]]> By: Ciantic http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/comment-page-1/#comment-29383 Ciantic Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:17:38 +0000 http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/#comment-29383 "I was hoping this would be cured in Vista. Nope! I bet Windows 7 will still do it." Nope, still sucks. Does not show what freaking program is using it. "Go to Windows (File) explorer, right click on the drive and then click on the Eject." Guess what, I don't have Eject in the context menu of the drive this time. A bit flaky I say, it sometimes appears there and sometimes doesn't. Anyway this usually helps: kill explorer.exe, it is the culprit often even though none of the explorer windows are open. Then restart it from Task Manager -> Run. “I was hoping this would be cured in Vista. Nope! I bet Windows 7 will still do it.”

Nope, still sucks. Does not show what freaking program is using it.

“Go to Windows (File) explorer, right click on the drive and then click on the Eject.”

Guess what, I don’t have Eject in the context menu of the drive this time. A bit flaky I say, it sometimes appears there and sometimes doesn’t.

Anyway this usually helps: kill explorer.exe, it is the culprit often even though none of the explorer windows are open. Then restart it from Task Manager -> Run.

]]> By: eajjt http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/comment-page-1/#comment-29299 eajjt Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:05:39 +0000 http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/#comment-29299 Go to Windows (File) explorer, right click on the drive and then click on the Eject. This worked for me on Windows 7 Go to Windows (File) explorer, right click on the drive and then click on the Eject.

This worked for me on Windows 7

]]> By: machiels http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/comment-page-1/#comment-29267 machiels Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:28:14 +0000 http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/#comment-29267 before putting your usb you must refresh a lot of times in your pc.. them before ejecting refresh again. try.. it worked for me before putting your usb you must refresh a lot of times in your pc.. them before ejecting refresh again. try.. it worked for me

]]> By: abotil http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/comment-page-1/#comment-29253 abotil Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:03:54 +0000 http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/#comment-29253 By changing the drive letter we can easily remove the drive By changing the drive letter we can easily remove the drive

]]> By: Sigh. http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/comment-page-1/#comment-29242 Sigh. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:13:13 +0000 http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/#comment-29242 Sometimes, I think it may just be the hard drive itself that is causing the problem. One of my hard drive always display that error message too even if all other programs are closed but I tried it with other hard drives and they all work fine except this particular one. I also use Windows 7 64 bit. Sometimes, I think it may just be the hard drive itself that is causing the problem. One of my hard drive always display that error message too even if all other programs are closed but I tried it with other hard drives and they all work fine except this particular one. I also use Windows 7 64 bit.

]]> By: MikeM http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/comment-page-1/#comment-29241 MikeM Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:24:52 +0000 http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/#comment-29241 Reading over the forum here, it is obvious that Windows does not have a handle on USB devices. My problem is the same as above and I am on Windows 7 Pro 64 bit with SP1. All of my devices are set for quick removal, and I know this means I can simply unplug the device, but even so, when I try safe removal, it does not work. In my case, I believe it is explorer that is not releasing control, but using task manager to stop and start explorer.exe was not sucessful either. I have taken to simply turning the device off or unplugging without using the safe removal "feature". To date, no corruption and no data loss. Reading over the forum here, it is obvious that Windows does not have a handle on USB devices. My problem is the same as above and I am on Windows 7 Pro 64 bit with SP1. All of my devices are set for quick removal, and I know this means I can simply unplug the device, but even so, when I try safe removal, it does not work. In my case, I believe it is explorer that is not releasing control, but using task manager to stop and start explorer.exe was not sucessful either. I have taken to simply turning the device off or unplugging without using the safe removal “feature”. To date, no corruption and no data loss.

]]> By: Frustrated user. http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/comment-page-1/#comment-29190 Frustrated user. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:01:37 +0000 http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/#comment-29190 All I can say is that this for me personally is an extremely and frustrating bug. Jonls' solution worked very well for a while but even that has now stopped working for me in the last week or so, (may be a windows update?). I have just gone back to what I did in the old days, make sure everything is closed and once I'm certain there is no disk activity, I just physically unplug my WD passport. I've never ever ever had a problem. (and if it happens to bug up, the data is backed up) In my mind, the Safely remove feature is a buggy P.O.S which has only gotten much worse in windows 7. All I can say is that this for me personally is an extremely and frustrating bug.
Jonls’ solution worked very well for a while but even that has now stopped working for me in the last week or so, (may be a windows update?). I have just gone back to what I did in the old days, make sure everything is closed and once I’m certain there is no disk activity, I just physically unplug my WD passport. I’ve never ever ever had a problem. (and if it happens to bug up, the data is backed up) In my mind, the Safely remove feature is a buggy P.O.S which has only gotten much worse in windows 7.

]]> By: Satya http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/comment-page-1/#comment-29172 Satya Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:22:29 +0000 http://www.planetmy.com/blog/windows-can%e2%80%99t-stop-your-%e2%80%98generic-volume%e2%80%99-device-because-a-program-is-still-using-it/#comment-29172 In my case it was GoogleDesktop which was not allowing me to remove my Seagate GoFlex Portable 500 GB hard disk. I ahve downloaded process Explorer from microsoft approved thirdparty website,then used the istruction from Fixya.com : 1.Download and install Process Explorer. It is absolutely free to use. 2.Open Process Explorer and then press 'Ctrl+F' and key in the drive name from which your USB device is unable to eject. In my case it is drive 'h:\'. 3.As you can see explorer.exe accessing my device even though I've closed all open applications that was accessing my drive. This is a hidden instance of explorer that's accessing my device. 4.Right click on that thread and click 'Close Handle' to close the explorer.exe thread or click on properties to know more about the thread. 5.Now that the hidden instance of explorer is closed, try ejecting your USB drive. You won't have any problems ejecting your pendrive now. 6.You have now safely ejected your USB device! Follow the same steps if any USB device in the future annoys you by not ejecting out properly. in my case it was g:\ then i got to know Googledeskop was behind all this mess. i hav killed the tree and its done !!! In my case it was GoogleDesktop which was not allowing me to remove my Seagate GoFlex Portable 500 GB hard disk. I ahve downloaded process Explorer from microsoft approved thirdparty website,then used the istruction from Fixya.com :

1.Download and install Process Explorer. It is absolutely free to use.
2.Open Process Explorer and then press ‘Ctrl+F’ and key in the drive name from which your USB device is unable to eject. In my case it is drive ‘h:\’.
3.As you can see explorer.exe accessing my device even though I’ve closed all open applications that was accessing my drive. This is a hidden instance of explorer that’s accessing my device.
4.Right click on that thread and click ‘Close Handle’ to close the explorer.exe thread or click on properties to know more about the thread.
5.Now that the hidden instance of explorer is closed, try ejecting your USB drive. You won’t have any problems ejecting your pendrive now.
6.You have now safely ejected your USB device! Follow the same steps if any USB device in the future annoys you by not ejecting out properly.

in my case it was g:\ then i got to know Googledeskop was behind all this mess. i hav killed the tree and its done !!!

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