You can restore missing or hide the Safely Remove Hardware icon from the Notification Area using drag-and-drop, via Settings or using this Batch file.

In Windows, the Safely Remove Hardware tray icon is visible by default. If you have accidentally hidden it, or wish to reverse a conscious decision to get rid of it, this walkthrough may help you to ...

To remove a specific device from the Safely Remove Hardware list in Windows 11/10, use the Device Manager or Task Scheduler.

Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification area, then click your device. Wait until a message pops up. If the message says “Safe to Remove Hardware,” remove the hardware.

For some reason after i installed or uninstalled something i lost the Safely remove hardware icon when you plug in USB/Firewire devices.I have to manually kick it in. c:\\windows\\system32 ...

Windows doesn't always allow you to safely remove a flash drive or external hard drive. Klaatu asked the Answer Line forum for advice.

I have a system running Windows Server 2008 that has developed a problem with the Safely Remove Hardware feature. The icon for it does not appear in the tray.I've tried googling it and most ...