windows 11 safely remove hardware icon missing


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Has a new windows 11 update removed the safely remove hardware icon? It just started to be missing for me.

I saw this and did this. Was really surprised this was turned off Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media. No one uses my computer but me and I did not turn it off.

Method 1: Enable the Icon in Taskbar Settings
  • Right-click any empty space on your taskbar and select Taskbar settings.
  • Scroll down and expand the Other system tray icons (or Notification area) section.
  • Look for Windows Explorer (Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media) and toggle the switch to On.
  • Check the system tray (bottom-right corner) to see if the icon appears.
 

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cokedude said:
Has a new windows 11 update removed the safely remove hardware icon? It just started to be missing for me.

I saw this and did this. Was really surprised this was turned off Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media. No one uses my computer but me and I did not turn it off.

Method 1: Enable the Icon in Taskbar Settings
  • Right-click any empty space on your taskbar and select Taskbar settings.
  • Scroll down and expand the Other system tray icons (or Notification area) section.
  • Look for Windows Explorer (Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media) and toggle the switch to On.
  • Check the system tray (bottom-right corner) to see if the icon appears.
Click to expand...
The Icon did not disappear on my system after the update but I am using Start 11 which may affect some taskbar behaviours.
 

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Windows 11
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Generic
CPU
AMD Ryzen 8700G
Motherboard
Gigabyte B650 UD AC
Memory
64 GB
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Onboard
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Del U2723QE
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
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Corsiar MP600 1TB
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Silverstone 750 GOLD
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Silverstone FARA 513
It appears for me when I plug in a removable device.
 

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Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8655
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PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Home built
CPU
Ryzen 5 7600
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Gigabyte B650M Aorus Elite AX Ice
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32 Gb DDR5 6000Hz Corsair Vengeance
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Sapphire Pulse RX 7600
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Internal Realtek
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Samsung 32" Odyssey G5 G50D QHD
Screen Resolution
2560 x 1440
Hard Drives
WD Black SN 770 1Tb; SanDisk SDSSDA240G ; Seagate 2Tb HDD
PSU
MSI MAG A750GL
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Enermax Marbleshell MS21
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Thermaltake Peerless Assassin 120 White ARGB, 3 x 120 intake, 1 x 120 exhaust
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Aukey KM-G12
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Razer Basilisk v3 Pro 35K
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1 Gb/s up & 800 Mb/s down
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Brave / Edge
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Windows / Malwarebytes
Try resetting icons cache to see it helps.

www.elevenforum.com

Rebuild Icon Cache in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to rebuild the icon cache to clear and reset it for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The icons that display for files in Windows are saved in an icon cache so they can be displayed quickly instead of having to manually scan and slowly load them each...
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I don't use such a safety removable feature on Windows 11 as all the all removable devices safe to remove without it as long as you did not change the device Properties about Quick removal policy.
 

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Windows 11AMD Ryzen 7 5700GMicron Technology DDR4-3200 16GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavilion
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard
Erica6
Memory
Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Sound Card
Realtek ALC671
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
Works for me.. 26200.8655. Presumably you've checked it's not in the taskbar tray overflow (the hidden icons menu) - click the ^
 

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Windows 11 Pro
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo t480s
CPU
i7-8650U
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel UHD 620
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
C SN810 SDCPNRY-512G-1006
Browser
Edge, Firefox
Antivirus
Defender
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