Quickly Eject USB Flash Drive in Windows

Microsoft updates for Windows 10 seem endless. Most users don’t bother reading the update notes about what has changed or been added — myself included.

Today, we noticed the eject feature in the Windows taskbar that allows you to quickly unmount USB flash drives.

This isn’t breaking news — just a quick post about a feature you may not have noticed.

How to quickly eject a USB flash drive in Windows:

Click the access arrow in your taskbar.

Windows taskbar access arrow showing USB eject option

Hover over the USB icon and click it.

A list of connected devices will appear. Hover over the USB flash drive you want to eject and click it.

Windows USB device list showing eject option

That’s it. Your USB flash drive is now safely ejected.

Windows notification confirming USB device ejection

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