how to programmatically remove/eject usb device using in c++ win32

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How can I remove/eject any usb device programmatically e.g usb storage, usb network dongle, smart phone in c++ win32? I am able to read all PnP devices and their attributes. Now using their hardware id, I want to remove/eject selected devices. Any suggestion and code snippets will be welcomed. Thanks in advance

Posted 19-Nov-14 23:19pm

anasNS

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André Kraak · Answer 1 · 2014-11-19T23:22:00

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There is an article on CP you might want to read: How to Prepare a USB Drive for Safe Removal[^]

Microsoft also has article on it: How To Ejecting Removable Media in Windows[^]

Hope they help.

Posted 19-Nov-14 23:22pm

André Kraak