[BUG] 'Problem Ejecting USB Mass Storage Devices' error when SystemTrayMenu is running

[Gitoffthelawn]

Thank you for SystemTrayMenu and your hard work on it.

When SystemTrayMenu is running, and I try to eject any external USB HDDs, Win11 generates the following error:

Problem Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device
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Windows can't stop your 'Volume' device because a program is still using it. Close any programs that might be using the device, and then try again later.

SystemTrayMenu is not configured to point to anything on external drives.

Terminating SystemTrayMenu always resolves this issue.

• OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
• SystemTrayMenu Version 1.3.5.0

[Hofknecht]

Hi @Gitoffthelawn
Thank you for the feedback! This sound very strange for me because SystemTrayMenu does not read any content which is not the root folder and also only reads it once caching filename and icon. It should never hold any handle. I can try to reproduce when i find time. For now many thanks for reporting, this helps me to improve it.

[Gitoffthelawn]

Hi @Gitoffthelawn Thank you for the feedback! This sound very strange for me because SystemTrayMenu does not read any content which is not the root folder and also only reads it once caching filename and icon. It should never hold any handle. I can try to reproduce when i find time. For now many thanks for reporting, this helps me to improve it.

Hi Markus!

Thank you for the kind note. You're welcome for the feedback.

I find it odd too. I spent a little time poking around, and I didn't quickly find what's responsible. I wonder if it's a misbehaving library or the included framework. If so, perhaps recompiling to use a newer framework could resolve the issue. Additionally, relying on the system's framework may help. I think all Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems now have more current .NET frameworks.

Take care and I look forward to hearing back from you whenever you have the time.