Do you find it annoying to have to go
through the steps to stop a USB device before you can safely remove it? Have
you ever encountered the "device 'generic device' is busy and cannot be removed now" error?
Well, here's an obscure solution so you can simply remove your USB flash drive without all the fanfare.
1. Please CLICK HERE to
read our disclaimer before getting started. Be sure to read through
this entire article before you actually start and if you DO NOT feel comfortable performing these steps, then STOP and DO NOT PROCEED any further.
2. Open "My Computer", right-click your USB device and select "Properties".
3. Select the "Hardware" tab, highlight your USB device and click the "Properties" button.
4. Click the "Policies" tab and make sure the "Optimize for quick removal" radio button is selected.
5. Click the "OK" buttons to back out and then you should
simply be able to remove your USB device without being nagged by the
Windows safe removal admonition.
if you enjoyed this tip and would like a custom process technical article written just for you.
Disclaimer:
Please make sure that you possess the fundamental and required skill
sets before you implement any advice or attempt to perform any
troubleshooting steps we, or other websites, might recommend. You
should also be advised that we have no control over how you perform any
troubleshooting steps nor do we have any control over the content of
other third-party websites you might visit that are listed in our
weekly newsletter. We also do not know if you have patched your
computer with the latest security updates nor do we know if your
anti-virus definition files are fully up-to-date.
Therefore, in no event shall Bright Ideas
Computing or any of its third-party product or service providers be
liable to any person for any special, incidental, indirect,
consequential, or punitive damages of any kind, including, without
limitation, those resulting from loss of use, loss of data, or lost
profits, in connection with any advice provided by Bright Ideas
Computing, damages resulting from visiting third-party websites or
damages resulting from implementing any advice from those third-party
websites, whether or not you are advised of the possibility of such
damages.
(If this tip generates additional thought-provoking questions on your
part that you would like us to personally answer, give us a call at
895-5016 to set up an appointment.)
if you enjoyed this tip and would like a custom process technical article written just for you.