If you use USB devices, such as USB thumb drives or external USB hard drives a lot, you are most likely very familiar with using the Feilich hardware ferwiderje icon in the system tray. You must click this icon to bring up a menu allowing you to eject external USB devices.
We will show you a method for creating a shortcut you can use to quickly access the Feilich hardware ferwiderje dialog box in Windows 7/8/10.
Create Shortcut to Safely Remove Hardware
Right-click in any empty space on the desktop. Select New | Shortcut út it popupmenu.
De Fluchkoppeling dialog box displays. Copy and paste the following line into the Typ de lokaasje fan it item edit box. Click Folgjende.
RunDll32.exe shell32.dll, Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll
Enter a name for the shortcut in the Typ in namme foar dizze fluchtoets bewurkje fak en klikje Ein.
The default icon for the new shortcut does not really represent the purpose of the shortcut very well. We went to http://www.iconfinder.com and searched for “usb” to find an appropriate .ico file that can be used as an icon for the shortcut and downloaded a free icon file.
Feroarje fluchtoets Ikoan
To change the icon for the new shortcut, right-click on the new shortcut and select eigenskippen út it popupmenu.
De eigenskippen dialog box displays. Make sure the fluchtoets tab is active and click the Iersk feroarje knop.
De Iersk feroarje dialog box displays. To select a different icon, click the blêdzje knop.
Oar Iersk feroarje dialog box displays for selecting an icon file. Navigate to where you saved the .ico file you downloaded, or to the location of the .icl, .exe, of .dll file containing the desired icon. Select the file and click Iepen.
You are returned to the Iersk feroarje dialog box and the icon file you selected displays in the box. If you selected a file containing multiple icons (.icl, .exe, .dll), all the icons in that file display in the box. Click on the desired icon and click OK.
The icon displays at the top of the fluchtoets ljepper op 'e eigenskippen dialoochfinster.
Create Keyboard Shortcut
You can also add a keyboard shortcut to run the shortcut you created. To do this, click the mouse in the Tafoegje-kaaien edit box on the fluchtoets ljepper op 'e eigenskippen dialog box. Press the keys for the keyboard shortcut you want to use. The keys are automatically entered into the edit box.
Klik OK om it te sluten eigenskippen dialoochfinster.
The shortcut with the custom icon is available on the desktop.
Double-click the shortcut to quickly access the Feilich hardware ferwiderje dialoochfinster.
If you want to access the Feilich hardware ferwiderje dialog box with only one click, you can pin the new shortcut to the Taskbar. To do this, right-click the shortcut on the desktop and select Pin oan taakbalke út it popupmenu.
The shortcut is now available on the Taskbar. Simply click it once to access the Feilich hardware ferwiderje dialoochfinster.
NOAT: Remember you can also use the keyboard shortcut you defined for the shortcut.
You can create this shortcut in Windows 10 as well. It’s a little bit of work to setup, but it saves time when you have to eject USB devices from your computer. Enjoy!