How many of you actually Safely eject the USB stick from your PC? Not many, I am sure. We have this habit of just pulling out the USB drive randomly from the PC, without safely ejecting it, which ...

To avoid any unlikely incident like loss of data, Windows prompts you to Safely remove hardware like external hard drives and USB drives. Even after doing this, if the USB port continues to remain ...

We all know that one person who annoyingly reminds you to use “Safely Remove Hardware” before pulling the USB drive out of the slot. They shouldn’t bother you anymore. As Betanews first noted, ...

Microsoft has set the record straight on fears of data loss when removing USB storage devices from a Windows 10 PC, confirming that you no longer have to use the safely remove hardware feature as ...

For safety purposes as well as to prevent corrupting the data inside the external hard drive, it is highly recommended to safely eject the external hard drive. Although most Windows 10 already has a ...

Windows 10 Switches to 'Quick Removal' for USB Drives We're all used to seeing the Safely Remove Hardware icon for USB drives plugged into a Windows 10 machine, but not for much longer. Microsoft is ...

One of the most annoying Windows features ever, one that lasted through many iterations of Microsoft's popular operating system, was the prompt to safely remove a storage drive before actually yanking ...

Microsoft has made a minor but, for some, welcome change to the default manner in which Windows 10 handles external storage devices such as USB thumb drives. Effective with the October 2018 Update for ...

Microsoft has modified the way Windows 10 handles the operation of disconnecting a USB or Thunderbolt storage device. This includes USB thumb drives, external hard drives, flash drives, and even USB ...

It's common practice to hit "Safely Remove USB" before pulling out a flash drive from Windows devices, but Microsoft has officially called it quits on that requirements. As part of a new update, the ...

Most Windows users have become conditioned over time to never unplug a USB flash drive or hard drive without first clicking Safely Remove Hardware in the System Tray. Why is that necessary? In theory, ...

Microsoft has long cautioned PC users to take great care when removing flash drives. Following the right steps, in the right order, is the only way to ensure your data’s safety, the company has said.