Dialog box 'Remove hardware safely' keeps popping up, but there is no connected external equipment

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• Re: Removing optical drive of 'Remove hardware safely' list (F60)

  It's a bit annoying when icon 'Remove hardware safely' is always on, is there a way to remove ODD in his list?

  > It's a bit annoying when icon 'Remove hardware safely' is always on, is there a way to remove ODD in his list?

  Have you tried to hide? I'll be more irritating, so.

• Icon 'Remove hardware safely' is missing from the notification area

  I just reinstalled Win7 X 64 business but found that the icon 'Remove hardware safely' is missing from the notification area when I plug a USB key or external HARD drive (they don't work either by the way, I can view files in them no problem), I tried the solution of workaround suggested in http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/safely-remove-hardware-icon-missing-and-cant-eject/e9fda0a2-c308-4853-bf1d-a3926ff0fcd1?page=1&tm=1299855382970#footer , but it does not resolve the issue, I don't see the USB stick or external HARD disk in the dialog 'remove hardware safely '. The only way I can eject a USB device is click on the drive in windows Explorer and select "eject" while even "eject" is not available for an external HARD drive

  Does anyone know how to troubleshoot it?

  Hello

  See if they help you:

  References to Vista also apply to Windows 7.

  Start - type in the search-> CMD bar find top - make a right click on - RUN AS ADMIN

  (You can copy and paste the line below to the command prompt - it is case sensitive)

  Rundll32.exe shell32.dll, Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll

  Press enter

  Remove the icon of USB device missing from the taskbar
  http://www.techf5.com/archives/safely-remove-USB-Hardware-icon-missing-from-taskbar/

  Restore missing or disappeared safely remove hardware icon
  http://www.Raymond.CC/blog/archives/2007/12/30/restore-missing-or-disappeared-safely-remove-hardware-icon/

  Remove device icon lost
  http://en.kioskea.NET/FAQ/Sujet-2501-safely-remove-hardware-icon-lost

  --------------------------------------------------------------------

  Follow these steps to remove corruption and missing/damaged file system repair or replacement.

  Run DiskCleanup - start - all programs - Accessories - System Tools - Disk Cleanup

  Start - type in the search box - find command top - RIGHT CLICK – RUN AS ADMIN

  sfc/scannow

  How to fix the system files of Windows 7 with the System File Checker
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/1538-SFC-SCANNOW-Command-System-File-Checker.html

  Then run checkdisk (chkdsk).

  How to run check disk in Windows 7
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html

  ======================================

  If necessary check the latter:

  How can I remove hardware safely in Windows 7? (via the shortcut)
  http://windows7themes.NET/how-do-i-safely-remove-hardware-in-Windows-7-via-shortcut.html

  How to do a repair installation to repair Windows 7
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

  I hope this helps.

• EliteBook 2540p: do not receive the "Safe to remove hardware" message when I click the icon 'remove hardware safely '.

  After backup hard drive in a 1 to USB. I click the icon 'remove hardware safely '.  Never, I get the message "Safe to remove hardware".  You just end up taking it out, I know that's not good.

  Cyber_Master_G wrote:

  After backup hard drive in a 1 to USB. I click the icon 'remove hardware safely '.  Never, I get the message "Safe to remove hardware".  You just end up taking it out, I know that's not good.

  Hello

  You also click "eject...". » ? In this case, my SD card:

  

  Kind regards.

• Problem with the icon 'Remove hardware safely' on the bottom of the screen

  How can I get the icon 'Remove hardware safely' to stop making its sound? It makes the bonk sound which indicates that you can remove your device. It slows down the PC games and is just annoying. I used the troubleshooter and checked all USB options that have been listed under my 'pilot' and the message I get says that they are enabled and work correctly. When he makes his tone, the icon in the taskbar disappears and reappears then. It does not seem to be no harm in or affecting any other thing except the PC games we play on our computer. Any help is greatly appreciated.

  Hi Chrisjurrians,

  To turn off the sound for the connection / disconnection of devices, follow these steps:

  a. click Start and select Control Panel

  b. click on device sound and Audio

  c. under device sound and Audio, click its tab

  d. under program events, select the device connection and in the Strait, make scrolling the drop down for None.

  e. also repeat the same for disconnection device

  This should do the trick.

  Let us know if that helps.

• I lost the icon 'remove hardware safely '.

  Hi all

  I lost the icon 'Remove hardware safely' in the notification bar, I can see on the left side of sreen in respect of the points made, can someone tell me how to get it back?

  I use os XP with SP 3 with 1.3 proccesser. I think that the problem arose when I plugged the USB 2.0 back., and everything has been cut. Thanks for any help.

  silverlearner

  See if this solution sooner solves your problem:

  "My icon"Remove hardware"disappeared. Where can I get that back? »
    <>http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/IE/Forum/IE8-windows_other/my-safely-remove-device-icon-has-disappeared-where/744a8e57-a3e1-4006-a7db-223ebd96b623>

  HTH,
  JW

• I used 'remove hardware safely' and accidentally deleted my D: / drive. Help!

  I used the tray icon to 'remove hardware safely '.  The D: / appeared as the only option to select.  (A disc was inside when I did this).  I chose the D: / option and bingo! the DISC has been removed, not the disc.

  How to restore this car?

  Thank you.

  Hi Louise,.

  I understand that you have an external CD/DVD drive connected to your system... He will return when you restart your system, you can also try to remove and reconnect. If the drive is fits into the system, click on start-> settings-> Control Panel-> system-> hardware-> Device Manager-> to highlight the name of your computer-> Select scan for hardware changes.

  I hope this helps.

• When you delete a file in Vista, the dialog box remove does not close until the computer is restarted

  When you delete a file in Windows Vista, the dialog box remove don't close until the computer is restarted. It is sometimes possible to remove it by closing tha task list. When this is done, the Explorer is closed and restarted.

  Hi Brian,.

  (1) since when are you facing this problem?

  (2) remember to make changes?

  Method 1: Run the fixit available in the link below and check if that makes a difference

  Difficulty of broken desktop shortcuts and common system maintenance tasks

  
  Note: Fixit would attempt to recover bad sectors on the hard disk, in the course of this process there are chances of data loss from that particular area.

  Method 2: If a Protection of resources Windows (WRP) file is missing or is damaged, Windows may not behave as expected. Auditor of file system (CFS) scan to fix all of the corrupted system files. To do this, follow the steps mentioned in the link below:

  How to use the System File Checker tool to resolve missing or damaged on Windows Vista or Windows system files

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833

  Method 3:  Select the boot and then check if the problem persists

  Follow step 1 in the link below,
  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

  Important: n ' forget not to put the computer to a normal startup follow step 7 in the link.

• New appearance of the icon 'Remove hardware safely' in my taskbar

  Hello.. I'm using windows vista on a computer acer laptop. Today I have been updated from my iphone and press the eject button as itunes tells us to do. Then I tried to update my inano and he would not recognize it when I plugged into the USB port. When I checked it appeared that my iphone is still connected. I stopped him, left and a few hours after I got home, I got a blue screen on my laptop with orders written about it. So I ctrl-alt-del and started in normal mode and it started. Now I have an icon 'remove hardware safely' in my taskbar and have no idea why its there. Can someone help me? THX

  Hello

  The icon is normally so it was probably worth hide if inactive and because of
  the incident you said he was not idle. It should sooner or later hides.

  To check its setting - right click on taskbar - properties - Notification area - customize.

  I hope this helps.

• Problems with Vista after disconnecting external USB key without using 'remove hardware safely '.

  A week ago, I unplugged my external Seagate USB drive without using a 'Remove hardware safely' first of my Vista pc.  Since reconnecting the drive, I had a series of problems.  The drive itself seems to be ok.   I am able to read and write to files on the disk.  I'm not able to do is the following:

  (1) open disk management.  It hangs on "Connecting to Virtual Disk Service".

  (2) stopping or starting without windows to snap or take an extra long time to stop or start.

  (3) failed to start Google Picasa3 or Adoble Photoshop Elements 7.  They both hang him.  I am able to use other programs such as Microsoft Office, Outlook, Miro, Norton Antivirus.

  Points 1 and 2 above work fine if the drive is not connected.  I plugged the drive into another computer (Windows 7) and ran Seagate disk checking utility.  He came clean back (no bad sectors) so that the drive is NOT corrupted.  (Check of the Seagate utility disk hung on my pc Vista.)   It seems that something related to the disk under Vista service is corrupted.

  I also see "driver has detected an error in the controller on \Device\Harddisk2\DR2." event message for different devices.  I also tried a restore to a point just before that the problem occurred.

  I don't want to reinstall Vista therefore looking for a solution.  Thank you.

  Janis

  Hello

  You can see the two links below, try the given suggestion and check if this helps you solve the problem.

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en/windowsserver2008r2management/thread/8b5d2c5b-C212-4E3F-96e3-91e668d3b178

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7hardware/thread/b2b29ed8-f620-4FE1-93b5-8ced0d472aeb

  Hope this information is useful.

  Amrita M

  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Quick Launch bar, have lost the icon 'remove hardware safely '. How can I get that back?

  Lost 'remove hardware safely '.

  Restore point:

  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/using-Windows-Vista-system-restore/

  Do Safe Mode system restore, if it is impossible to do in Normal Mode.

  Try typing F8 at startup and in the list of Boot selections, select Mode safe using ARROW top to go there > and then press ENTER.

  Try a restore of the system once, to choose a Restore Point prior to your problem...

  Click Start > programs > Accessories > system tools > system restore > choose another time > next > etc.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• USB key shows in 'remove hardware safely', but not under the heading of discs

  The first time I used this USB flash drive, I transferred my library iTunes from my old computer to my new laptop and it worked, but now when I plug the flash drive, nothing comes up on my laptop.  The flash drive will appear on the taskbar under 'remove hardware safely', but it is not recognized under the heading "devices with removable storage".  I tried the flash drive on other computers to see if it's just my laptop but nothing appears on the other computers either.  What should I do?

  Hi kkaydance,

  Let us first check if AutoPlay is enabled, follow these steps

  Step 1: AutoPlay  

   

  1. open AutoPlay by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, on material and audio and then click AutoPlay.

  2 choose an action each time you plug in a device or insert a disc.

  AutoPlay

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/AutoPlay-frequently-asked-questions

  Step 2: Locate the device in Device Manager
  

  1. open Device Manager by clicking the Start button, click on the Control Panel, clicking system and Maintenance, and then clicking Device Manager.

  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

  2. in Device Manager, look for the USB device, and then double-click the device name.

  3. under the gaze of general tab for the status of the device for any error code indicated.

  
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/get-help-with-Device-Manager-errors
  If the problem persists,

  
  Step 3: run the fixit provided in the link below.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/tips-for-solving-problems-with-USB-devices

  Thank you, and in what concerns:

  Ajay K

  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Trying to fix the icon 'Remove hardware safely' repeatedly to opening and closing.

  The program 'remove hardware safely' opens/closes permanently (appears then disappears in the start menu) and with it, whenever I get an ad.  I have vista Home Professional.  I tried the 'Hide' option in the taskbar, properties etc. nothing works.
  Thank you

  Hello

  1st reboot - it still make it?

  Can you click on the Icopn and see what it shows activated?

  Try this Device Manager - Control Panel - all yellow or red marks?

  If if right click on them and UNINSTALL

  and so where did not attend controllers USB - Double click on EVERYTHING in the category
  and UNINSTALL - REBOOT - it will refresh the USB batteries.

  I hope that clears the glitch and allow the icon to operate normally.

  What do have? Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• Icon 'Remove hardware safely' missing Windows 7 ~ ~

  There is no icon 'Remove hardware safely' to the taskbar on my system tray, I could not even find custom... options:)

  There is no icon 'Remove hardware safely' to the taskbar on my system tray, I could not even find custom... options:)

  Hello

  Check the following policy.

  In Windows 7, you can set the strategy of quick deletion for an external USB device. It doesn't disable the setting cache file for the device that allows to bypass the component to safely remove.

  1. plug the device into the USB port.

  2. open the Windows Explorer, click on the device in the navigation pane , and then select the properties/material tab.

  3. Select the device in the list and click the Button properties , click the Change settings button.

  4. Select the policies tab.

  5. Select the option of rapid withdrawal .

  6. click OK/apply/OK.

  Screenshot:

  http://i196.Photobucket.com/albums/aa86/rvmv/QuickRemoval.PNG

  I hope this helps.

  Thank you for using Windows 7

  Ronnie Vernon MVP

• Activate the option 'remove hardware safely' for drive eSATA hard in Windows 7 64 bit

  eSATA disks do not appear in the icon 'Remove hardware safely', well than hard drives USB.  Apart from using workaround like app 'HotSwap!', how do I activate the eSATA drive appear in 'remove hardware safely '?

  This can provide help, although I love Hotswap myself.

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-hardware/my-internal-SATA-device-appears-in-devices-and/722221d6-d59c-4cf7-803C-8203e6344b93