Exclude hardware from "Safely Remove Hardware"

[grnorris]

I think the titles fairly self explanatory. I have some hardware on my computer that is always there (built in). One in particular my multicard reader always shows up in "Safely Remove Hardware". Unlike some people I really don't care about the icon in my sys tray but, it is a bit of a problem when I accidentally remove my SD card instead of my EHDD (or I already removed my EHDD, forgot and clicked the only option left without thinking).

[JDB1984]

Hi grnorris,

I don't believe you can do this in any edition of MS Windows out of the box. I would like to be corrected by anyone that may know better

The only alternative solution I found was a paid software which provides extra USB functionality to removable devices, called USB Safely Remove.

http://www.safelyremove.com/help/ht_hideDevice.htm

[CLiNT]

USB Safely Remove 4.5
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Yeah, that's what I was about to suggest.

It would also be advisable to remove the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon from the system tray and place it in your "tool box".
This would minimize accidentally clicking on it.

Create a Shortcut or Hotkey for the Safely Remove Hardware Dialog


Others:
Remove Old Notification Icons In Windows 7

[grnorris]

The problem is that I do actually use the icon so simply removing it wouldn't be a good idea. As for the program it's interesting but, the problem isn't annoying enough for me to pay for a fix. Thanks anyway though.