{"id":10020,"date":"2024-10-17T03:01:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T03:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheapwindowsvps.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-a-specific-device-from-the-windows-safely-remove-hardware-list\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T10:17:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T10:17:10","slug":"how-to-remove-a-specific-device-from-the-windows-safely-remove-hardware-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheapwindowsvps.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-a-specific-device-from-the-windows-safely-remove-hardware-list\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove a Specific Device from the Windows Safely Remove Hardware List"},"content":{"rendered":"

The \u201cSafely Remove Hardware and Eject Media<\/em>\u201d menu in the system tray may list devices that users do not intend to disconnect. This list can include USB network adapters, monitors connected via Type-C, SATA or SSD drives shown as removable media, USB sound cards, and mouse devices. An administrator has the ability to remove any device from the Safely Remove Hardware interface.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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  1. Launch the Device Manager by typing devmgmt.msc<\/code> in the Run dialog.<\/li>\n
  2. Select the device you wish to hide, for instance, the TP-Link Wireless USB Adapter<\/strong>, and open its properties.<\/li>\n
  3. Navigate to the Details<\/strong> tab, locate the Hardware IDs<\/strong> property, and copy the device ID. For example, it could be USBVID_2357&PID_010C<\/code>.<\/li>\n
  4. Access the registry editor and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetEnumUSB<\/code>.<\/li>\n
  5. Find and expand the registry entry corresponding to your USB device.<\/li>\n
  6. Set the value of the Capabilities<\/strong> entry to 60<\/code> (in Hex).<\/li>\n
  7. Should your device’s registry key contain several nested subkeys, ensure you modify the Capabilities parameter value within each of those subkeys.<\/li>\n
  8. This process will hide the USB network adapter from the Safely Remove list in the system tray.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    However, upon restarting the device, the Capabilities registry value will revert to its initial setting. To lock this change automatically, establish a scheduled task that updates this registry value at system startup.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

    Create a new task using the Task Scheduler application (taskschd.msc<\/code>) or employ the following command (be sure to adjust the path to your specific registry key):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

    schtasks \/create \/tn \"Remove_TPLinkUSBAdapter_Safe_Removal\" \/sc ONSTART \/ru SYSTEM \/rl HIGHEST \/tr \"reg.exe add 'HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetEnumUSBVID_2357&PID_010C0E04C0001' \/v Capabilities \/t reg_dword \/d 0x00000060 \/f\"<\/code><\/p>\n

    The specified USB device will now be automatically excluded from the Safely Remove Hardware list.<\/p>\n

    If you wish to safely detach and remove this USB device, execute the following command:<\/p>\n

    RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll<\/code><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

    This dialog provides a safe way to shut down the device if needed.<\/p>\n

    Additionally, you can fully remove the Safely Remove icon from the system tray<\/a>.<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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