Safely Remove Usb Mass Storage Device

Safely Remove Usb Mass Storage Device / Safely Remove Hardware

“The Device Generic volume cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the device later”


It happens sometimes that you have no application running from your pen drive or any file opened in your knowledge but still when you try to remove the pen-drive it shows this error message shown above. In that case you can use a free application called Unlocker which will help you to remove your pen drive from your windows.

1. Download Unlocker from here and install it on your computer.

2. Right click on your USB pen drive in my computer and select Unlocker.



3. A new window will open that will list all the busy handles of files being used on your pen drive. Now click the button which says Unlock All

After clicking Unlock All try to remove your pen drive normally, through “Safely Remove Hardware” dialog.



If still you are not able to remove pen drive then try clicking the Kill Process button in Unlocker.



Note: If it doesn't work then I suggest you to turn off the computer and then remove your pen drive.