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I’m going to ruin one of my thumb drives. It’s just a matter of time. Although I’ve been lucky so far and I make regular backups, I’ve always known that one of these days I’m going to yank that little sucker out at the wrong time and completely hose whatever it is that I was working on. So why would someone who loves portable apps as much as I do risk destroying one of those precious applications? Because Microsoft in their infinite wisdom made it such a pain in the ass to get to their tool for safely ejecting a drive that I never bother to use it. Sound like you too? Well, luckily for us there’s an easier way. The How-To-Geek has created a nice little shortcut that you can add to your desktop that will bring up the Windows Safely Remove Hardware dialog quickly. You could even put it somewhere out of sight where Launchy can index it and get quick access without the desktop clutter.

Create a Shortcut or Hotkey for the Safely Remove Hardware Dialog :: the How-To Geek

Via: Lifehacker