"Safely Remove Hardware" icon

[iMartin]

Anyone know how I can remove the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon from my taskbar? It's from my external harddrive.

[Rip The Jacker]

Try these, from http://www.msfn.org/board/lofiversion/index.php/t50249.html :

1)
right click on taskbar
select "properties"
check "hide unactive icons" at the bottom
click "customize"
select the "safely remove hardware" line
choose "always hide" in the drop-down list
click OK twice

2)
right click on "my computer" on desktop
select "manage"
select "device manager" in the left tree
expand the "USB controller" category on the right tree
double-click the "root USB hub" where your "always on" device is connected
in the last tab ("power management"), uncheck the "allow to shutdown" checkbox
click OK and close the "device manager"
reboot
But isn't the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon a nessesary one? :unsure:

[iMartin]

Why would it be nessesary? I don't plan on unplugging my harddrive.

[Rip The Jacker]

Oh, alright. Uh... did either of those 2 methods work?

[iMartin]

Well I did the first, all that did was hide it, which adds the arrow to un-hide it. I was kinda hoping to remove it completely, I don't know if I should try the second, because then would my external hdd be able to turn off?

[orcutt989]

Right Click taskbar, and configure the inactive icons.