Most Windows users have become conditioned over time to never unplug a USB flash drive or hard drive without first clicking Safely Remove Hardware in the System Tray. Why is that necessary? In theory, ...

Back in the earlier days of USB disk drives, Windows got more than a little agitated when you removed them without warning. In fairness, there was a good reason for this. As both the drive technology ...

C, and USB Type-B ports are used in all sorts of devices nowadays, but they're not all made the same, and some are becoming ...

USB Safely Remove puts its own icon in the System Tray in placeof Windows’ remove icon. When it can’t safely close a drive, itshows you what processes are causing the problem and gives you ...

You know, ever since the beginning of windows and USB you'd always get that message that the USB drive needs to be "safely removed" using the correct method in Windows, rather than just pulled out, ...

Windows 10 users with version 1809 and later will no longer be warned if they unplug their USB devices without alerting Windows first. This is because Microsoft has updated the default policy with ...

It's common practice to hit "Safely Remove USB" before pulling out a flash drive from Windows devices, but Microsoft has officially called it quits on that requirements. As part of a new update, the ...

Windows 10 Switches to 'Quick Removal' for USB Drives We're all used to seeing the Safely Remove Hardware icon for USB drives plugged into a Windows 10 machine, but not for much longer. Microsoft is ...

Microsoft has finally capitulated. After years of politely suggesting that Windows users should manually trigger the “safe” removal of USB devices from the system before unplugging it, it’s changing ...

Have you ever lost important data due to inappropriate removal of external drive? Windows doesn't allow you to stop a device? Accidentally stopped a drive you don’t aim to remove? USB Safely Remove ...

Like many people, I have the Stanza app installed on my iPhone. Made by Lexycle (acquired by Amazon last year), Stanza is a free app for iPhone and iPod Touch that serves as a gateway to a library of ...

With the release of Windows 10 version 1809, Microsoft is changing the way in which its operating system deals with external storage media, meaning we'll no longer be urged to "safely remove hardware" ...