USB Safely Remove puts its own icon in the System Tray in placeof Windows’ remove icon. When it can’t safely close a drive, itshows you what processes are causing the problem and gives you ...

You can restore missing or hide the Safely Remove Hardware icon from the Notification Area in Windows 11/10. We will talk about three methods using which you can show or hide the Safely Remove ...

Ever yanked out a USB without ejecting it first? The consequences aren't always instant, but what goes on behind the scenes might surprise you.

Dev Eject is a freeware tool that lets you safely remove and manage your USB devices. This tiny little software comes in handy if you have got any unresponsive USB devices or if you simply want a list ...

Following up on last week's guide to creating a shortcut to Windows' Safely Remove Hardware dialog, the How-To Geek weblog details how to set up a shortcut or hotkey to immediately eject a specific ...

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How many times do you yank out a USB stick before properly ejecting it from your computer? For most of us, it's pretty much standard. But not ejecting a thumb drive from your computer may be more ...