By default Windows 10 is configured to hide some icons from the Taskbar to save space. And often people don’t know how to safely remove USB flash or correctly stop using another external storage device because they don’t see the USB eject icon. And here is our simple guide on how to make USB eject icon always visible on the Taskbar of Windows 10.
How it looks by default
This is how everything looks by default: the USB eject icon (Eject Mass Storage Device icon) is hidden in a menu. And you have to click the arrow to see it:
Eject Mass Storage Device icon on the Taskbar of Windows 10
How to make USB Eject icon always visible on the Taskbar of Windows 10
- Right-click the Taskbar.
- Select Settings:
- Scroll down the page and click on the link Select which icons appear on the taskbar:
- Enable Windows Explorer:
Henceforth, the Eject mass storage device icon will always appear on the taskbar: 