I have an MSI motherboard with a Corsair H115i Platinum cooler which plugs into a USB socket. Working a treat but I see there is an option in the "Safely Remove Hardware" to eject it. I certainly don't want to eject it accidently so how do I remove it from the list of ejectables?
I remember you can disable it in the explorer settings for notifications. That may cause it to not show up for USB drives etc.
Yer I know how to disable the icon and remove it but then I can't safely eject any USB sticks or external drives I plug in. I still need to access it. Just want to disable the one item so it can't be selected even if it still shows up.
If your USB drives are set up for Quick Removal, you do not need to use the Safely Remove Icon:
Do You Really Need to Safely Remove USB Flash Drives?
Discussed here in this old thread where a MS rep. comments and lists documents:
Is there any way to hide a device from
But note this comment about Win 10:
Hiding devices from Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media list - Microsoft Community
Hi Mitch,
The registry key to hide devices from the Safely remove hardware is not present in Windows 10.
I would request you to provide your feedback using the feedback app.
Thank you.
Its possible indeed !
Im using a task which is executed after every reboot , does not show my internal HDDs ( 3 ) and my SSD ( OS) .
It only shows my external HDDs and sticky/cards , etc. Works awsome , I found it crazy when it shows your internal HDDs/SSDs for " safely removing" , who wants to remove his internal HDDs ??!
You have to make a reg-file , in which you point to the hardware , you dont want to see in " safely remove " , they are in " [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\ "
Look here in my solution for three internal HDDs and the OS-SSD , replace them with your own hardware !!
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_Samsung&Prod_SSD_850_PRO_256G\4&268c5 95a&2&000000]
"Capabilities"=dword:00000060
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WD1003FZEX-00MK2\4&268c595a&2&030000]
"Capabilities"=dword:00000060
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WD20EFRX-68EUZN0\4&268c595a&2&010000]
"Capabilities"=dword:00000060
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WD20EFRX-68EUZN0\4&268c595a&2&020000]
"Capabilities"=dword:00000060
Make a regfile with it and run as a task , every reboot , done .............
There doesnt seem to be a way to remove one in W10. That's why I mentioned hiding the icon. Then you wont accidentally remove your pump. It would take an additional step of enabling the icon before removing something. Just my two cents, I hope you solve it.
What about removing the drive letter in Disk Management; or would that disable the functionality?
Have done a lot of study on this project ...............the only nice/good working solution is the one I mentioned in previous post !
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