Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media issue.

Edwin · Feb 9, 2022

Fabler2 said:
Trouble with that is how would you know the drive wasn't busy if you had no LED indication on it? I will always use 'safely remove'.

If Explorer is closed, you aren't transferring any files and the drive is on Defender's exclusion list, there shouldn't be anything using it.

The-Hive · Feb 9, 2022

blasirl said:
I have been using Norton for quite some time. I thought that if the military uses it, it must be good. Now I made that determination in the late nineties and they still used it in the 2000's....

I am a big fan of Norton, I have been using it since the days of System works and wouldn't consider using anything else. I wasn't too keen on the crypto mining issue which would only affect one of my machines so I deleted the executable NCrypt.exe. All modern AV's are good but a lot of people on the forum do not like paid AV and Norton, that is fine everybody has there own opinion and preferences.

jvickers · Feb 9, 2022

The-Hive said:
I am a big fan of Norton, I have been using it since the days of System works and wouldn't consider using anything else. I wasn't too keen on the crypto mining issue which would only affect one of my machines so I deleted the executable NCrypt.exe. All modern AV's are good but a lot of people on the forum do not like paid AV and Norton, that is fine everybody has there own opinion and preferences.

All my systems are protected with Norton. I know people say Defender and the free version of Malware is enough, but I like to pay to that feeling of being protected!

The-Hive · Feb 9, 2022

Couldn't agree more @jvickers did you delete the NCrypt.exe file

CornishRattler · Feb 9, 2022

The-Hive said:
I am a big fan of Norton, I have been using it since the days of System works and wouldn't consider using anything else. I wasn't too keen on the crypto mining issue which would only affect one of my machines so I deleted the executable NCrypt.exe. All modern AV's are good but a lot of people on the forum do not like paid AV and Norton, that is fine everybody has there own opinion and preferences.

A lot just hog resources, the last paid one I had was Bitdefender, I swear that just sucked the soul out of the machine

The-Hive · Feb 9, 2022

When I was working the Boss had that and you're right @CornishRattler

CornishRattler · Feb 9, 2022

The-Hive said:
When I was working the Boss had that and you're right @CornishRattler

My brother uses it, his ‘silent’ new laptop sounds like a helicopter when it’s scanning

jvickers · Feb 9, 2022

The-Hive said:
Couldn't agree more @jvickers did you delete the NCrypt.exe file

I did not, but that's what I'll be doing here in a second. My wife's been telling me a story. Thanks for the head's up!

Fabler2 · Feb 9, 2022

Edwin said:
If Explorer is closed, you aren't transferring any files and the drive is on Defender's exclusion list, there shouldn't be anything using it.

There was a thread here, or it could have been on TF, that Defender had it's claws on a USB drive even though it was excluded. The fact is clicking on the remove icon is simple and effective and it makes sure the drive is safely removed.

ThrashZone · Feb 9, 2022

Fabler2 said:
Trouble with that is how would you know the drive wasn't busy if you had no LED indication on it? I will always use 'safely remove'.

Hi,
Good advice
10 and 11 still hold onto external devices it's really annoying trait if explore is open
Used to be it did not matter as long as you didn't have the external open you could always just right click the external drive letter and select eject and it would confirm instantly safe to remove.

Often I found even having a windows media player open it will mess with ejecting external drives to so it to would have to be closed.

The-Hive · Feb 9, 2022

CornishRattler said:
My brother uses it, his ‘silent’ new laptop sounds like a helicopter when it’s scanning

Mine is still dead quiet, every now again the fans speed up a bit but still quiet

The-Hive · Feb 9, 2022

jvickers said:
I did not, but that's what I'll be doing here in a second. My wife's been telling me a story. Thanks for the head's up!

@jvickers I had no problem on all 3 of mine but keep the file in the bin in case you need to restore it
This was recommended by Norton for people with concerns

jvickers · Feb 9, 2022

The-Hive said:
@jvickers I had no problem on all 3 of mine but keep the file in the bin in case you need to restore it
This was recommended by Norton for people with concerns

I tried deleting it. It said I need administrator's rights, which I have. I removed Norton and am reinstalling it. I don't think that's going to let me not select the cryptomining option, though.

The-Hive · Feb 9, 2022

Disable Tamper protection..... Delete NCrypt.exe...... re-enable tamper protection that will do it

jvickers · Feb 9, 2022

The-Hive said:
Disable Tamper protection..... Delete NCrypt.exe...... re-enable tamper protection that will do it

Thanks. That did it. I was on the new view and had to go back to classic view to access that. Once there, it was simple.

The-Hive · Feb 9, 2022

Great, glad you're sorted I hope you remembered to re-enable tamper protection :ROFLMAO:

ThrashZone · Feb 9, 2022

Hi,
Quite a perk/ security feature to restrict admin changes lol

The-Hive · Feb 9, 2022

And any legit software trying to make changes can't get by Tamper Protection

Fabler2 · Feb 10, 2022

The-Hive said:
And any legit software trying to make changes can't get by Tamper Protection

Defender has the same.

jvickers · Feb 10, 2022

Hi, @blasirl. I was just backing up my system. I have only one USB-C port, so I switch SSDs from my work drive to my backup drive. I noticed that I often have to attempt to remove the connected device more than once in order for it to properly eject. Sometimes, I have to do it four or five times. Have you tried something like that to see if it works?