Windows 10 Problem Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device

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I have been a Windows user for my whole life... starting sometime around 20 years ago I noticed that occasionally when connecting an external HDD with USB, Windows will refuse to safely eject the device even though there are no programs using it (that I know of) and no open files. This issue has persisted for every version of Windows I have used ever since the year 2000 (XP, 7, and now 10). I am sick and tired of shutting down my computer EVERY TIME I want to eject a USB drive. In the past, sometimes it has even done this for flash drives or memory cards, but my current issue is now with an ex

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