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I have tried the various recommended fixes to the USB "Safe to Remove" dialog not appearing after installing Windows 10 Version 1809 (October 2018 Update). Nothing worked. The true fix for this is to install Windows update KB4476976, which just came out on January 18th. This fix works even with background apps turned off.
For details, see:
https://techdows.com/2019/01/windows...kb4476976.html
I can't really say when the notification/popup stopped working, I just noticed it this morning. I wanted to come back and relay another oddity. After I posted it was fixed, I had only put a USB drive in once and then safely removed it. A few minutes later I put it back in but this time after removing it I got the notification...but no popup. I tried a couple of more drives and SD cards and all showed the notification but no popup. I restarted again and now the notification and popup are working right again. I must have put the drives and SD cards in 50 times to confirm it kept working. At least now I know what to do if the bits get mixed up again...lol
I have version 1909 now. The problem still happens on both of my pc's. Previously tried the Background Apps solution and it really didn't do anything. A reset of Windows Explorer fixes problem until it happens again. The only thing that is affected is the Safely Remove Hardware pop up not showing. All other notifications show up in the action list. The next time the problem happens I'll try the Background Apps solution again.
Mark