Solved Where in 8 is the USB - Remove Safely - mgmt utility??

[cognus]

ok i've been looking and can't find it. where in Win8 is the familiar USB widget that shows what's attaching, what's attached, state, and interaction to stop/remove the device?

 

[Cpwildstar1000]

I found this
Where's the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon? - Microsoft Community

 

[Brink]

Hello Cognus,

The "Safely Remove Hardware" icon should display in the taskbar notification area whenever you have a removable storage device connected.

Notification Area Icons - Hide or Show System Icons and Notifications - Windows 7 Help Forums​

If you like, you could create or download a "Safely Remove Hardware" shortcut to use at anytime.

Safely Remove Hardware Shortcut - Create - Windows 7 Help Forums

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[cognus]

I found this
Where's the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon? - Microsoft Community

ok.. that's 'per usual'. i wonder why it was not showing some of the things i plugged in? just thinking out loud...
It handles drives [healthy ones, that is] just fine, popping up a drive manager etc and within those panes is a selection to safely stop the drive and remove. but a usb wireless keyboard dongle doesn't show.

thanks for the help

 

[JustATest]

I Have found that some devices do not trigger an OK to safely remove visual indicator. I have a USB printer that does not give that indication. I can power it up and power it down and the only thing I hear is the blip noise. Maybe it is just not necessary to provide a warning for devices that are OK to just unplug, without any fear of data loss, like my printer (and maybe your keyboard). Just my observation. Good luck.

 

[Brink]

You usually only get it if it's a removable storage device instead.

 

[cognus]

You usually only get it if it's a removable storage device instead.

thank you B.

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome. Glad we could help.

 

[Edwin]

An added thought: If the device is not processing data and is not write caching, it can be removed immediately by default.
Check 'Quick Removal Policy': My Computer>right click device>Properties>Hardware tab>highlight appropriate device>Properties dialog box>Change settings dialog box>in new window check 'Policies' tab.

Write-Caching - Enable or Disable - Windows 7 Help Forums