How do I get USB thumb drives to show a taskbar icon when inserted?


  1. Posts : 4
    windows 32bit
       #1

    How do I get USB thumb drives to show a taskbar icon when inserted?


    I'd like an icon to show up on the taskbar whenever I insert a USB thumbdrive. Then I can click this icon to safely eject the USB. I'm not talking about the notification area. I'm talking about the taskbar where open programs show their respective icons. How do I do this?
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  2. Posts : 17,322
    Win 10 Pro x64
       #2

    jtodd929 said:
    I'd like an icon to show up on the taskbar whenever I insert a USB thumbdrive. Then I can click this icon to safely eject the USB. I'm not talking about the notification area. I'm talking about the taskbar where open programs show their respective icons. How do I do this?
    Something like this?

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  3. Posts : 4
    windows 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    isnt this feature offered as default in win7? I thought icons of usb were supposed to appear on taskbar by default. I mistaken?
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  4. Posts : 8,398
    ultimate 64 sp1
       #4

    yes, you are mistaken, in this respect. it's not default behaviour.
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