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March 17, 2008 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Following up on last week's guide to creating a shortcut to Windows' Safely Remove Hardware dialog, the How-To ...

We use the USB ports on our computers for accessing a variety of useful (and sometimes strange) USB gadgets. Often, these ports serve a temporary purpose, allowing users to plug in a USB stick and ...

A blog for IT professionals who work with Windows on large networks. Lord knows, Win10 has occasional gotchas and weirdnesses. Browsing TenForums, I noticed an interesting discussion on ejecting USB ...

To safely remove or not to safely remove? That is the question... although another one might reasonably be, "well, what difference does it really make?". Since the arrival of USB drives, we have been ...

Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester.View full profile Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester. A tale as old as time itself – you have ...

if you’ve upgraded to Windows 10's October 2018 release (and are current on updates), you can now remove USB storage devices without ejecting them first. If you ever bothered to do it in the first ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years ...

It may be something that we are all guilty of failing to do each and every time, but using Windows' Safely Remove Hardware option before disconnecting a USB drive is highly recommended. Sadly, this ...