Put your hand up 
if you've seen this annoying problem before and had no clear answer for it. That will be everyone, then. The only 100% safe way to do it is to shut down the PC, as in a controlled shutdown, not forcing it down with the power switch. However, there's still an instance when it's pretty safe to remove it without shutting down.
Leo explains exactly what's happening to cause this problem and when it's ok to take that small risk of data corruption. You'd think by the latest Windows 11, Microsoft would have finally fixed this problem, but nope, it's still there annoying the world. All it would need is a comprehensive dismount command, the thing it actually does when Windows does its controlled shutdown.
if you've seen this annoying problem before and had no clear answer for it. That will be everyone, then. The only 100% safe way to do it is to shut down the PC, as in a controlled shutdown, not forcing it down with the power switch. However, there's still an instance when it's pretty safe to remove it without shutting down.Leo explains exactly what's happening to cause this problem and when it's ok to take that small risk of data corruption. You'd think by the latest Windows 11, Microsoft would have finally fixed this problem, but nope, it's still there annoying the world. All it would need is a comprehensive dismount command, the thing it actually does when Windows does its controlled shutdown.
