How to safely remove USB drive in Windows 7 I just upgraded from Vista x64 to Windows 7 Home Premium x64. All is well so far as I can tell, but I don't see any way to stop/safely remove a USB HDD. When I'm using a flashdrive, the context menu offers the option to "Eject," but that option does not appear for USB drives. What am I missing?, UAC Prompt when ejecting a USB drive remotely (RDP) Subject: Unable to eject USB drive over RDP Body: I am currently experiencing an issue where I am unable to eject a USB drive over an RDP connection to a customer's machine. When I attempt to do so, I am prompted for a UAC prompt. This is not possible as either an admin or user without UAC., TL97 Created on March 17, 2021 safely remove hardware and eject media windows 10 how to safely remove hardware and eject media windows 10 Answer PJ, There are 2 drive removal policies in Windows which are quick removal for convenience or better performance for speed. By default the “Quick Removal†policy is selected to disable the write caching on the device so that you can conveniently unplug the USB flash drive without the need to eject the drive from Safely Remove Hardware., I need to eject my external SSD from windows 11. When I use the "Safely remove hardware and eject media" button I get a message saying "This device is currently in use. Close any programs or windows, Seems there's more than 300 people wrote in about this. You can 'Eject' a Camera Card (from the camera card slot) But you CAN'T 'Safely Disconnect' a USB drive. Not in Windows 10. You can click on the relevant icons, and the USB Drive will disappear from the index, but if you wait about 5 seconds, lo and behold, there it is again..