You must have noticed, while disconnecting a device from your Windows computer a Safely Remove Hardwareand Eject Media icon appears in the system tray or the notification areaof Windows 10/8/7. You are supposed click the icon to remove or eject the device you would want to.
This is because, before disconnecting a device from your computer, it is essential to first prepare Windows for the change using the feature. Doing so ensures, Windows has stored any data back on the device and released the device from its hold. If you remove the device without using the Safely Remove Hardware feature, you run the risk of damaging your files and corrupting your data.
However, at times you may notice that the Eject window does not appear even after you click on the icon of the device to be removed or ejected. If you try and open “Devices and Printers” in the Control Panel, that will fail to open as well. What do you do in such situations, where the Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media is not working, or the icon is missing? Try this solution, it might just work in your case, as it did in mine.
Safely Remove Hardware not working
First open Service Manager and ensure that the Bluetooth Support Service is running and set on Automatic. Next, open Device Manager and open the Properties box of Disks. Under Policies, ensure that Enable Write caching on the disk is checked. This should then actually work.
Now right-click on the USB Drive (in my case HP USB device) and from the same location in the Properties, change the default setting and select instead Better Performance. Why was topic removed from celebrations video. See if this helps. Now go back to the default Quick Removal setting again. If it does, great!
But if the Safely Remove Hardware dialog box is still not appearing, when it should, in Windows, rather then just removing the hardware and risking possible data corruption or loss, just bring up the Command Prompt window and type the following:
Then, just hit ‘Enter’.
The Safely Remove Hardware dialog box will now appear !
You may also create a desktop shortcut for this command if you need to use it frequently. Alternatively, opening the This PC or Computer folder, right-clicking on the USB device and selecting Eject, is also an option you can consider.
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Microsoft is well aware that people have no time to remove USB safely. Life’s too short for it, thus with the new Microsoft Windows 1809 Version, the company is making it safe to pull out your USB without any hassle.
Windows usually allows two options for pen-drive usage and removal. The safe remove option will come default in Windows 10.
Those of you who wonder about the effects of unsafely removing the USB can read our article here.
How To Remove USB Safely Without Trying.
The two settings in Windows 10 for safely removing USB are — Quick Removal and Better Performance. Quick Removal, as the name suggests, allows the user to pull out the USB with all their might, without any trouble.
However, this option also slows down the writing speed as there is no caching of files.
In the ‘Better Performance’ mode, as the name suggests, users get improved performance. But they can’t remove USB safely without clicking on ‘Safely Remove Hardware’.
The Quick Removal option now comes default in the Windows 10 Version 1809.
For Power Users
If you’re a power user and want to safely remove USB drive in the traditional way, you can follow these steps.
Right-click the Start button and select Disk management
Right-click the USB and select properties located inside Disk Management.
A new window will open, inside it, select the Policy tab and select the USB option which you want.
Two options ‘Better Performance’ and ‘Quick Removal’ will be available for the User.
Microsoft is letting user-focused changes to guide its future updates. Recently, the company announced that Windows 10 19H1 will be devoid of automatic forced updates.
Furthermore, Windows Sandbox, a light theme, and decoupling of search and Cortana are some of the additional user-friendly features.
Also Read: Windows 10 May Update 2019 Will Let You Refuse Forced Updates. Finally.