If the Safely Remove Hardware icon disappears in Windows XP, try the following:
- Enable the icon to be displayed in the Customise Notifications window by right clicking the Start menu, selecting Properties and going to Taskbar > Notification area > Hide inactive icons and then click on Customise.
- When the Customise Notifications window is displayed, select Safely Remove Hardware, then select Always show or press the Restore Defaults button on the right bottom side, then search for the Safely Remove Hardware item.
Safely Remove Hardware can also be selected directly following the steps below:
- Go to Start > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager, then double-click Disk drives.
- Double-click the Samsung External Hard Disk Drive USB Device.
- In the Properties window under the Policies tab, check Optimise for performance and then click the Safely Remove Hardware icon
If the Safely Remove Hardware icon disappears in Windows Vista / Windows 7, update to the latest Service Pack.
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