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 * Safely Remove Hardware Icon gone walk about **

Safely Remove Hardware icon has disappeared from your system tray

You know, the icon you use to safely disconnect your USB devices. Even though your device is still plugged in, the icon is gone and you’re left stranded without a safe way to remove it. Most people go ahead and pull the device out on their own, but that’s really not the proper way to do it. Doing that can cause severe damage to your hardware. Luckily, there’s an easy way to get your Safely Remove Hardware icon back up and running.

Try this!

To restore your Safely Remove Hardware icon, go to your **Start** menu, right click on it and choose **Properties**.



Next, click on the **Taskbar** tab at the top of the dialogue window.



Once you’ve done that, click on the **Customize** button.

In the Customize Notification(s) dialogue box, scroll down until you come across the Safely Remove Hardware option. Next, click on the down arrow next to it and select **Always Show**. T hen click **OK**.





The Safely Remove Hardware icon will then reappear in your system tray and you can go back to removing your hardware the right way