"safely remove hardware" tray icon appears incorrectly

[johnl]

[I posted this last night, but can't find my post in the
list, though it comes up in the search with no replies.
Anyway, here it is again]

I've had this problem for a while with my USB modem, but
now it's happened with my printer as well (also USB).

For both items, a system tray icon appears inviting me
to "safely remove" these items. I have no intention of
removing these items, safely or otherwise, so it is a
little irritating.

It started on about the printer today. I'd unplugged my
PC and moved it to another room since I'm in the middle
of decorating, then plugged it back in to check my
email. I'd inadvertently swapped the ports I'd plugged
the items into, and then swapped them back after the
printer failed to work at all. Then the icon started
listing the printer as something it thought I should
remove. Grrrr.

I've tried selecting to remove them, then restarting, but
as soon as I start the PC with them plugged in again, it
re-appears.

Anyone else had this issue? Anyone know how to fix it?

Thanks

 

[Doug]

Go to your control panel, system, device manager, scroll down to the
Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller, right click on the attached
hardware and click properties then settings check the option to hide the
device from the icon in task bar
Cheers BeePaw

: [I posted this last night, but can't find my post in the
: list, though it comes up in the search with no replies.
: Anyway, here it is again]
:
: I've had this problem for a while with my USB modem, but
: now it's happened with my printer as well (also USB).
:
: For both items, a system tray icon appears inviting me
: to "safely remove" these items. I have no intention of
: removing these items, safely or otherwise, so it is a
: little irritating.
:
: It started on about the printer today. I'd unplugged my
: PC and moved it to another room since I'm in the middle
: of decorating, then plugged it back in to check my
: email. I'd inadvertently swapped the ports I'd plugged
: the items into, and then swapped them back after the
: printer failed to work at all. Then the icon started
: listing the printer as something it thought I should
: remove. Grrrr.
:
: I've tried selecting to remove them, then restarting, but
: as soon as I start the PC with them plugged in again, it
: re-appears.
:
: Anyone else had this issue? Anyone know how to fix it?
:
: Thanks
:

 

[S.Sengupta]

Hi!
Never unplug this hardware.
Right-click the notification area> Select Properties> Under taskbar
and Startmenu properties> click Customize>Highlight "Safely Remove
Hardware icon" > Always hide[from drop down menu] in the Behavior column
next to it> ok
regards/
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org.