People who use the Windows operating system are familiar with the Safely Remove Hardware feature. This is a very useful feature to protect USB drive data from damage when it is ejected from a computer. But many other people tend not to use it. it. Some other people who work in limited environments have those USB devices plugged in, and since they never eject them, they lose this option. In this article, we’ll look at how to fix the Remove Missing Hardware icon. or hide the Safely Remove Hardware icon from the Windows 11/10 notification area.
Show or the Safely Remove Device icon
You can fix the missing device removal icon or safely hide the device in the notification area of Windows 11/10. We’ll tell you about 3 tactics to show or hide the Safely Remove Device icon in Windows 11/10: Hide the icon in Show Hidden Icons to use Windows settings using a batch file. 1] Hide the icon in Show Hidden Icons
After connecting your USB device, the Safely Remove Device icon will appear in the formula tray in the back right corner of your screen.
Now, click on this icon, scroll it down and move it to the left where you will see an arrow, and drop it into the Show Hidden Icons area.
The icon will be hidden using the drag-and-drop method. 2] Using Windows Settings
Open Settings> Customization> Taskbar.
On the right side panel, select the option that says Turn system icons on or off.
Select Safely remove device and disable it. 3] Using a batch file
Open Notepad and paste the following code into it-reg upload “HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionAppletsSysTray” /v “Services” /t reg_dword /d 29 /f systray
Now, click on the File menu and Save As. . .
Make any log call and load the Arraybat extension all the way through.
Save it to your location.
Now, create a shortcut for that.
Open the Run box by hitting the WINKEY + R button combination.
Type shell:getstartup to start configuring startup systems for your existing user account, or type shell:common getstartup to start configuring startup systems for all user accounts on that computer.
Move this shortcut record we created to this folder.
Restart your PC, and if you hide the icon, safely remove the missing hardware icon from the notification area.
If you can’t locate the Safely Remove Hardware icon, right-click on the taskbar and choose Taskbar Settings. Under Notification Area, select which icons appear on the taskbar.
Now scroll down to Remove hardware and safely eject media from Windows Explorer and turn it on. How can I safely view the Remove Hardware icon?
To safely return the Remove Hardware icon to the Windows 11 taskbar: Right-click on the taskbar> Taskbar Settings> Select Taskbar corner overflow to expand it. Matrix Then, scroll down to Windows Explorer (the tooltip says Safely remove hardware and eject media) and turn it on. Array If this doesn’t work, make sure the device has stopped any activities, such as copying or syncing files. Select Home > Bluetooth &> Gadgets Settings > Devices. Select More next to the device, then select Remove Device. You can also check with your device manufacturer for new driver updates.
This article will help you if Safely Delete Material doesn’t work.
Updated October 9, 2022Tags: Notification DomainRelated Articles Bluetooth icon appears on Windows 11/10 taskbarHow to ALWAYS show all icons in Windows 11/10 Ification DomainHow to Remove Old Ification Icons from Ification Domain in Windows 11/10AyushVij@TWC
Ayush has been a Windows enthusiast since the day he bought his first PC running Windows 98SE. He has been an active Windows Insider since day one and has been a Windows Insider MVP.
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