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

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  1. Posts : 1,167
    W10 32 bit, XUbuntu 18.xx 64 bit
       #1

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


    Not sure where to post this.

    Did a recent update cause the safe to remove hardware balloon message to go away?


    Its missing when I eject the media doing a right click on the taskbar.

    I have always show all icons and notification on the taskbar checked.
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  2. Posts : 379
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 OEM
       #2

    Hi, No an update has not caused this problem to happen.
    Type cmd into the search window and highlight and right click "Run as Administrator" the cmd.exe up the top.
    Type sfc /scannow and then hit enter.
    Let the scan complete and re-boot.
    See if it is now normal again.
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  3. Posts : 4,776
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #3

    Don't know. Check to see if your "Polices" tab is missing.

    USB - Safe to Remove Hardware Balloon Missing
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  4. Posts : 1,167
    W10 32 bit, XUbuntu 18.xx 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Callender said:
    Don't know. Check to see if your "Polices" tab is missing.

    USB - Safe to Remove Hardware Balloon Missing

    I think I had the balloon when the usb ejected, no matter which policy was checked. The only change was some software updates (email, browsers & flash) & windows 7 updates and didn't install the INTEL - System - 10/3/2016 12:00:00 AM - 10.1.1.38 optional update. I also did some partition changes.

    I think it might of had something to do with partition changes--I made using MiniTool Partition Wizard Free.


    Callender,

    That policy change setting. Do you have to do that for each usb drive?
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  5. Posts : 4,776
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #5

    groze said:

    That policy change setting. Do you have to do that for each usb drive?
    As far as I know - yes.

    So do you get the icon but not the balloon or are they both missing?

    Have a read of this:

    4 Solutions to Restore Missing or Disappeared Safely Remove Hardware Icon • Raymond.CC
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  6. Posts : 4,776
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #6

    I see. You can right click the icon but no balloon notification. Perhaps try rebuilding icon cache followed by a reset of notification area icons cache. A reboot between each is needed. Plus you'll need to reconfigure notification area icons.

    How to Rebuild the Icon Cache in Windows

    How to Reset the Notification Area Icons Cache in Windows 7
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  7. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #7

    Hi,
    I haven't loaded this months round or at least the security only update this month yet so I can't say that it hasn't but last months.... have not affected the icon showing up after plugging in a flash drive...
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  8. Posts : 1,167
    W10 32 bit, XUbuntu 18.xx 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Thank you,

    Callender, I got it working for all usb drives. I had to do two times. One regular flash drive (no-reboot) and one usb flash drive that pretends to be a usb hard drive (reboot). That fixed both the flash drive & usb Toshiba hard drive.


    Note, Toshiba hard drive wouldn't allow the change. So I used sandisk flash drive and after a reboot both now show safe to remove.
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  9. Posts : 7,055
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
       #9

    Hi groze,

    I am also in the same boat. I observe that some changes have taken place in the last one or two days.. When I click on the safely remove icon the usual balloon showing the drive appears.. When I click on the drive to be unplugged, no message appears . The safely remove icon just disappears. Earlier there used to be a message "oh! yes you can do that now" and then the icon will disappear.

    I haven't made any changes to my system. I am yet to download this month's updates. it is many many days since I installed the Dec updates but I have noticed the change only in the last two days.

    I am not going to troubleshoot this problem. If I start troubleshooting every annoyance that Microsoft/Windows creates, I will be doing that only whole life. :)
    Last edited by jumanji; 17 Jan 2017 at 07:33.
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  10. Posts : 1,167
    W10 32 bit, XUbuntu 18.xx 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Actual it is one of these updates. I tested it out with a backup.

    Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - January 2017 (KB890830)
    January, 2017 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 (KB3212646)
    Microsoft Security Essentials definition update.

    At least I know its not a virus or malware.

    The reason I marked this unsolved. After shutting the computer down and restarting the problem came back.

    jumanji do you have Microsoft Security Essentials, Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - January 2017or spybot s&d 1.6.2.0 installed def update 1.6.6.32 installed? I'm just trying to do process of elimination. I can confirm its not any browser updates.
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