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Just normally closing any file browser windows usually releases the drive. Windows is usually locking it in an explorer window for "I was in that drive an hour ago, I need it in case my human wants to go back" at least when Linux says no all you need to do is cd out of the drive, and navigate to any other folder in a file browser and then it'll work