Hwopt or Hardware Optimizer is an adware program that delivers a barrage of advertisements that either overlay websites or appear in a constant stream of new tabs. These advertisements are highly ...

Reader Dane wrote in seeking help with this hassle: “After using Safely Remove Hardware for my SD card, I have to reboot my PC before my PC will recognize another SD card. Is there a way for the PC to ...

I have a system running Windows Server 2008 that has developed a problem with the Safely Remove Hardware feature. The icon for it does not appear in the tray.<BR><BR>I've tried googling it and most ...

Microsoft has made a huge change in its Windows 10 latest version wherein you don't have to 'Safely Remove Hardware' every time you unplug a USB storage device. Beginning in Windows 10 version 1809, ...

Safe ejection is good practice as it can prevent data corruption, but incidents are relatively rare. Modern OS and device caching reduce failure risk, so abrupt removal usually causes no harm. It's ...

For whatever reason, the "Safely Remove Hardware" dialog always seems a bit less than convenient to get to for me—mine is usually hidden behind that expanding arrow, and clicking through all the right ...

Most Windows users have become conditioned over time to never unplug a USB flash drive or hard drive without first clicking Safely Remove Hardware in the System Tray. Why is that necessary? In theory, ...