No Safely Remove Hardware Icon

[ColColt]

My old Vista machine has an icon in the system try when I plug in a USB devise like my card reader, that tells you if/when it's ok to remove the reader after uploading pictures.

My 6 month old Windows 7 doesn't have that icon and I can't find it anywhere. I tried clicking on the task bar/Customize, scrolled down the list and it's not there. Ideas as how I can add it? On the Vista it says "Safely Remove Hardware".

 

[oscer1]

hi, it could be hiding did you check on the little arrow on left side of system tray to bring up the hidden icons?

 

[ColColt]

Yep, it's not there...at least that I recognize.

 

[AddRAM]

A card reader might not show up, plug in a usb stick, see if that shows up.

You can always eject a drive from computer, if it shows up there.

 

[ColColt]

The card reader fits into a USB port on the computer, just like a flash drive. As I mentioned, it shows up on the Vista and I assumed it would show up on Windows 7 but, no dice.

 

[PSCO2007]

My old Vista machine has an icon in the system try when I plug in a USB devise like my card reader, that tells you if/when it's ok to remove the reader after uploading pictures.

My 6 month old Windows 7 doesn't have that icon and I can't find it anywhere. I tried clicking on the task bar/Customize, scrolled down the list and it's not there. Ideas as how I can add it? On the Vista it says "Safely Remove Hardware".

You can also use this method:

Go to Dev Mgr > right click the drive>policies and check "safe removal."

 

[ComputerGeek]

Google is your friend
https://www.raymond.cc/blog/restore-missing-or-disappeared-safely-remove-hardware-icon/