Windows 10: the USB icon has gone

The USB icon has disappeared and I am afraid that if I try to take the USB stick in the computer, I shall lose the information on it

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USB Notification icon gone from the Taskbar

I would suggest checking the task bar settings to start with. Right-click the task bar and select the very bottom option 'Taskbar Settings' then look for the blue/purple lettered option 'Choose which icons appear in notification area'. The safely remove hardware option should be among those options. Hope this helps, but in an attempt to be a tad bit more helpful, see the following screen shot:

 

Why did the startup window get cleared?

I didn't missed any step, the list was gone and gone , even after using lot of programs the programs were not listed in that list.

 

USB Notification icon gone from the Taskbar

Some suggestions:
Right click start & choose run enter "rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll" without the quotes.Choose a drive to eject, once ejected icon should return.
• Press keyboard "win + R"• Type "regedit"• Search the value "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings\Microsoft.Explor er.Notification.{...}"• If you REG_DWORD 0x00000001(0) set "0" you can double click on value. Set the value data to "1"• Click "OK"

Step 1. Go to > Settings > PrivacyStep 2. App Permissions > Background Apps.Toggle ‘Let apps run in the background’ switch to off. Restart computer. (action center not showing previously or new notifications)Step 3. Go back to the settings page, previously mentioned in step 1 and 2.Toggle the ‘Let apps run in the background’ switch to on, as described in Step 2.Restart once again. Action Center is now showing notifications. As well as the "Safe to remove" pop-up for flash drives without issues.Information from user Geosammy On here.