Safe to remove flash drive

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On my only 22H2 machine, I’m not getting the “safe to remove” message when I eject a flash drive. Did Microsoft do something?

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See https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/one-reason-for-usb-safely-remove-to-fail/

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You didn’t say whether you are Win10 or Win11, but I found this source helpful for Win 10:
12 Ways to Fix Problem Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device Win 10

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Just wait a couple of seconds for read/write to settle down.

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WartEye wrote:

On my only 22H2 machine, I’m not getting the “safe to remove” message when I eject a flash drive. Did Microsoft do something?

Yes.  If it is still in use, you will get a popup to that effect.  No popup after you’ve done the right-click > Eject means it’s safe to remove.

Create a fresh drive image before making system changes/Windows updates, in case you need to start over!

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You could just remove it anyway. Susan does and has never had an issue.

Susan Bradley wrote:

I have never used the “safely remove”.  I just pull the usb and have never had an issue.

cheers, Paul

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After pulling a USB without ‘safely remove..’ every time I insert the USB I get a pop-up to run scan disk in order to the drive.

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Maybe I can try again:  It’s Windows 10.  The flash drive is ejected.  I get no pop-up telling me I can’t eject.  The problem is that I don’t get the pop-up, which was there a few weeks ago,  telling me it’s safe to remove the flash drive. Since it’s missing from one desktop computer, and present on every other Win 10 machine — desktops and laptops — that I use, I’d like to know what is amiss.

Call me anal:  I just want it back, where it’s supposed to be.

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