Windows 10: Do you have any idea - why all C:/ D:/ are like my E:/ USB stick, all eject-able? hp z640 /...

Do you have any idea - why all C:/ D:/ are like my E:/ USB stick, all eject-able? hp z640 / Windows 11 Pro ===

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Missing Eject in "Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media" List

I use to be able to eject my USB drive via "Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media" with list as below:

- Open Devices and Printers
- Eject Data Traveler 111
- USB Drive (D
- Eject My Passport Ultra
- My Passport (E

However recently the "Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media" list seems corrupted and shows:

- Open Devices and Printers
- USB Drive (D

- My Passport (E

with { - USB Drive (D } and { - My Passport (E } are grayed out.

Currently the only way for me is go to file explorer and right click the removable drive and click Eject.

Please help!

 

Installing windows off of a USB stick

Step By Step from vista:
From admin cmd prompt

1. diskpart
1a. list disk
2. select disk 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
3. clean
4. create partition primary
5. select partition 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
6. active
7. format fs=fat32
8. assign
9. exit

Copy Windows Vista's DVD ROM content to the Flash Drive

xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\ (d being your vista cd and e being your usb stick)

And that's it, boot off your usb disk

 

eject USB stick from display dock

There's a work-around if "safely remove" icon is missing.

• Tap the "file explorer".
• Enter This PC.
• Tap and hold or right click the flash drive icon shown to the right of your C: drive.
• And hit eject USB.

Let us know how it works.

Regards.