Windows 10 why cant i eject my usb hard drive it says a program is using it and i shut down all windows. this angers me to no end

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i cant eject my portable hard drive or flash drives. i received a message that a program is still using the drive. i closed all programs and windows i have open. and still i cant eject my drive. i usually then shut my computer down to then remove the drive. i now have a computer with an always on usb port. i shut it down and the drive is still connected. i have been having problems with this for years. what program is using the drive and why can i not simply remove my portable drive. this now has me ultimately angry. someone please tell me what ghost program is using my drive so i can stop thi

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