Windows 10: "Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media" Always Appearing

Title says it all. Even without any flash drives connected to my PC, it still displays this. Didn't happen when I was back in Windows 7.

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Safe to remove hardware message no longer shows in Windows 10 Pro x64

need registry key to enable "safe to remove hardware" message in Windows 10. This message no longer appears after "Safely remove hardware and eject media" is selected from the notification area's icon. The system is working properly but is simply not displaying
the "safe to remove message" which it previously did.

 

Safe to remove hardware message only shows in Windows 10 after second click

More on the Safe to remove message issue.

When I click 'Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media' it always results in a window with "Problem Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device" blah, blah, blah.

Disregard that and click 'Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media' again and the Safe to Remove Hardware notification appears.

This is consistent behavior; it always happens whether or not the device was in use. It isn't sometimes, it is every single time, whatever the device and regardless of it actually being in use.

Perhaps others could check to see if it is common to all WinX systems.

 

I have this too, but I have 2 USB external HDs hooked up.

 

Does it list any devices that are available to eject? Some SATA controllers are hot-swappable and will show that icon all the time.

 

I don't have any external drives connected to my PC at all.

 

It would show for internal hard drives, but I believe they would be showing in the pop-up as devices that can be ejected. What motherboard and/or chipset does your computer have?

 

Also can show for any wifi printer or smartphone to say it is safe to shut down without curruption

 

What's the three dots for?

 

Sorry I don't know have no idea was wondering that myself

 

It's a placeholder that signifies no removable devices installed (at that time). When a device is recognized, it will be replaced by an "Eject xxx" command.

As to why the icon is always present on your Taskbar, that is an option that can be changed by Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Notification Area Icons. If that icon is in "Show icon and notifications" status, it will remain unless you change the status to "Hide icon and notifications" or "Only show notifications".

 

I don't have "Notification Area Icons" on my Control Panel even when I have enabled All Control panel Items