The idea of this tweak is to twofold, to save time removing USB devices,
and to make sure you don't lose data.
The problem is that the icon in the system tray is not easy to see or to
use. Another advantage of a shortcut is that you can use a keyboard
sequence to launch the applet.
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How to Create a
Safely Remove Hardware Shortcut
The idea is to create a shortcut on your desktop which will facilitate the
timely removal of device such as a memory stick without corrupting data.
Instructions to Create Shortcut to rundll32.exe:
This screenshot, below right, is designed to get you started.
Right-click on the desktop.
Select 'New'.
Next, look for 'Shortcut'
Copy and then paste: C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll
Click 'Next'
Finish
You can right-click the shortcut, select Properties then edit the
settings, for example, create a Shortcut key combination.
Target: Hotplug.dll
The End Result - Safely Remove Hardware
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Here on this page are detailed instructions on how to create a shortcut
which ensurs that you can remove a memory stick
quickly, but without losing any data.
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