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.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    10 and 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
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.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Generic
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 8700G
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B650 UD AC
    Memory
    64 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Onboard
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Del U2723QE
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    Corsiar MP600 1TB
    PSU
    Silverstone 750 GOLD
    Case
    Silverstone FARA 513
It appears for me when I plug in a removable device.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8655
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 7600
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B650M Aorus Elite AX Ice
    Memory
    32 Gb DDR5 6000Hz Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Pulse RX 7600
    Sound Card
    Internal Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    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
    Case
    Enermax Marbleshell MS21
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Peerless Assassin 120 White ARGB, 3 x 120 intake, 1 x 120 exhaust
    Keyboard
    Aukey KM-G12
    Mouse
    Razer Basilisk v3 Pro 35K
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s up & 800 Mb/s down
    Browser
    Brave / Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows / Malwarebytes
Try resetting icons cache to see it helps.

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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.
 

My Computer

System One

  • 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 ^
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    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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