In Windows, the Safely Remove Hardware tray icon is visible by default. If you have accidentally hidden it, or wish to reverse a conscious decision to get rid of it, this walkthrough may help you to ...

To avoid any unlikely incident like loss of data, Windows prompts you to Safely remove hardware like external hard drives and USB drives. Even after doing this, if the USB port continues to remain ...

For some reason after i installed or uninstalled something i lost the Safely remove hardware icon when you plug in USB/Firewire devices.<BR><BR>I have to manually kick it in. <BR>c ...

I’ve been told to never, never, ever unplug a USB device, like a memory stick, until the Safely Remove Hardware icon gives the OK. And that’s my problem: Some days the icon is in my toolbar, and other ...

Windows 10 Switches to 'Quick Removal' for USB Drives We're all used to seeing the Safely Remove Hardware icon for USB drives plugged into a Windows 10 machine, but not for much longer. Microsoft is ...

If you’ve been bitten by this bug there is now a fix. The bug only manifests itself in Vista if you left-click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the task tray and then click Safely Remove ...

I pulled it out without going to safely remove hardware, and now when I plug it in, explorer stalls for a while before showing up with a removable drive icon, and when I click it, it tells me to ...