Did an update cause the safe to remove hardware message to go away?

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  1. jumanji
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    As I told I haven't yet installed the Jan 2017 updates. So it as causing that problem is ruled out. And of course I keep updating the MS Securitiy Essentials. So that could be the only spoiler. I had guessed it to be even before you asked that question. :) (Apart from MSE I only have MBAM which in any case I hadn't updated during the last ten days.)

    Just to check I went on to taskbar Properties > Customise. Windows Explorer - Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media. It is on 'Only show notifications" as ever since Windows was installed. Changed it to 'Show icon and notifications" and voila " Oh yes. You can safely remove your device" appeared. Hmmm... was I delighted? ya, briefly, :).But that was only for the first removal after the change. Next time I plugged in the USB device and tried to safely remove - No message.

    Now what? As I said if I start troubleshooting every annoyance that Microsoft/Windows creates, I will be doing that only, whole life. So get going. Do not listen to anyone telling you to do this or that. You will just be wasting your time.
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  3. Callender
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    Another suggestion:

    Device Manager> Right click on disk > Properties > Policies

    Check that Enable Write caching is enabled

    Then right-click on the USB Drive (in Explorer) > Properties >Policies. Choose Better Performance. See if you can eject it.
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  4. groze
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    jumanji said:
    As I told I haven't yet installed the Jan 2017 updates. So it as causing that problem is ruled out. And of course I keep updating the MS Securitiy Essentials. So that could be the only spoiler. I had guessed it to be even before you asked that question. :) (Apart from MSE I only have MBAM which in any case I hadn't updated during the last ten days.)

    Just to check I went on to taskbar Properties > Customise. Windows Explorer - Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media. It is on 'Only show notifications" as ever since Windows was installed. Changed it to 'Show icon and notifications" and voila " Oh yes. You can safely remove your device" appeared. Hmmm... was I delighted? ya, briefly, :).But that was only for the first removal after the change. Next time I plugged in the USB device and tried to safely remove - No message.

    Now what? As I said if I start troubleshooting every annoyance that Microsoft/Windows creates, I will be doing that only, whole life. So get going. Do not listen to anyone telling you to do this or that. You will just be wasting your time.



    What I did update was this

    Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - January 2017 (KB890830)
    January, 2017 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 (KB3212646)
    Microsoft Security Essentials definition update. (Done automatically)
    Spybot s&d 1.6.2.0 installed def update 1.6.6.32
    I didn't install the Jan 2017 preview update.

    I removed the January, 2017 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 update. I see MSE update maybe the cause after all. That would explain why the problem came back when I tried those suggestions in this thread, MSE did another auto update.
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  6. Ranger4
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    I have installed all the Windows 7 updates including the Jan Monthly Rollup one & I use MSE which is kept fully updated & I have not had any problems with the Safely Remove Hardware issue.
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  7. groze
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    Now, I am almost positive that it is MSE for some users. I uninstalled MSE as a test. The safely remove hardware now pops up when you click on the usb icon located in the task bar & eject the drive.
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  8. AddRAM
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    Ranger4 said:
    I have installed all the Windows 7 updates including the Jan Monthly Rollup one & I use MSE which is kept fully updated & I have not had any problems with the Safely Remove Hardware issue.
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  10. jumanji
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    We have another user reporting the same problem in Ten Forum Safely Remove notification message not appearing - Windows 10 Forums
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  11. groze
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    jumanji

    I think there is a fix coming down the line. I did a manual update windows 7 of MSE sp1, its working but I don't know if it will stick. I also don't know if you can do a manual update with windows 10 defender.
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  12. jumanji
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    Yesterday night (17 Jan 2017) when I shut down my PC, it configured some update. This morning when I booted , it completed the update. When I checked the update history it is a MSE definition update. However that didn't fix the problem. :)So a fix not yet.
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  13. AddRAM
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    I do get this message in W10, but I have never gotten a safe to remove hardware message, the icon simply disappears and I remove the flash drive, never had an issue yet.
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