Windows 10 drops "Safely Remove USB Drive" option

Windows 10 drops "Safely Remove USB Drive" option




Windows 10 drops "Safely Remove USB Drive" option

Microsoft has announced that it is dropping the default option to "safely remove" USB drives in the latest version of the Windows 10 operating system. 

The safely remove hardware process protects data on the USB drive by making sure all cached operations finish.

Windows defines two main policies, Quick removal and Better performance, that control how the system interacts with external storage devices such as USB thumb drives or Thunderbolt-enabled external drives. Beginning in Windows 10 version 1809, the default policy is Quick removal.

In earlier versions of Windows the default policy was Better performance.

You can change the policy setting for each external device, and the policy that you set remains in effect if you disconnect the device and then connect it again to the same computer port.


Windows 10 drops "Safely Remove USB Drive" option

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