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Windows 11 GPU Eject Prompt: Causes, Risks, and Fixes Explained
For many Windows 11 users, encountering an unexpected “Safely Remove Hardware” prompt to eject their GPU—often the beating heart of their PC—can elicit panic, confusion, and a trawl through community forums in search of answers. While most users know that the “Safely Remove Hardware and Eject...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Windows News
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Windows 11 Now Allows Easy Removal of Android and iPhone Devices — Improved Device Management
Windows 11 has taken a significant step forward in device management and user convenience with the new ability to easily remove Android and iPhone devices from the Phone Link app and the Mobile Devices settings. For years, Windows users have voiced frustrations over the lack of a straightforward...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Windows News
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Windows 11 24H2: Easy Device Removal from Phone Link & Enhanced Mobile Management
The rollout of a true device removal option for Phone Link and the managed mobile devices section in Windows 11 marks a pivotal turning point for Microsoft’s ongoing quest to unify device management and user experience. For years, Windows enthusiasts and everyday users alike have asked: Why...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Windows News
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Windows 10 Creator's update vs HP printing
One of my computers did the creators update and now refuses to print. It is a Dell Optiplex 3040 and the printer is an HP Color Laserjet CP2045. I worked great until the update. I have removed the printer and reinstalled it several times but I get no response from the printer at all.- me johnson
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Can't remove devices from "Devices and Printers" in control panel
I have a few different unwanted devices showing up in the devices section of my "Devices and Printers" window within control panel (see attached). I can't remove them. Printers have the option of "remove device," if you right click, but the devices do not have that option. How do I remove...- foogama
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Windows 7 How to remove safely remove device?
I have a laptop HP PAVILION tx2550er. After installing AMD AHCI driver in the system tray shows the Safely Remove Hardware icon (my hard drive). How to remove (not hide!) the icon? I'm sorry for the mistakes, I'm from Russia, the text was written with the help of an Google Translate.- Avatar Lion
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Windows 7 how to remove unknown devices from device manager
i recently tried to installl software for a blackberry storm 9500 and failed, after rebooting windows i am left with loads of unknown devices in the device manager and the software still doesnt work and i each time i remove the unknown devices from device manager, it either puts them back as...- garry35
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Windows 7 Not getting the message 'It is Safe to remove the devive'
hi, Am not getting the message 'it is safe to remove the device' when i eject my wireless broad band card. Can anyone please tell me, what is the problem?- Hac
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- broadband device removal eject issue troubleshooting wireless card
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 Ejecting USB drives
Am running build 7077 and when I plug in a removable drive it gets recognised fine. Problem is when one tries to "eject" the drive it will claim that it can't because "some program" is still using it. When MS checks for whether the EJECT can happen it obviously must know "what program" is...- blong
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- build 7077 device removal eject kaspersky removable media system lock troubleshooting uac usb drive windows 7
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Windows 7 Issues with Safely Removing USB Drives: Device Still Powered On
When I go through the taskbar do disconnect a flash drive or external hard drive, the device will not power down for me to disconnect. When I would click on the safely remove hardware then click on the hardware to be removed, I get the message safe to remove but the item is still powered up...- rcthomps
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
