When "Automatically include new removable volumes" is unchecked external USB drives are automatically added?

[Biff]

When "Automatically include new removable volumes" is unchecked external USB drives are automatically added. Why? Isn't an external drive a removable drive?

[therube]

Going to guess that even though the drive is "removable", Windows is treating it as fixed?

Device Manager might give a clue?


Or from a command prompt:

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C:\TMP\>  fsutil.exe  fsinfo  drivetype  X:

Where 'X' is the drive letter of your removable drive.

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X: - Removable Drive

[Biff]

Hmmm, well, a removable drive a fixed one...I do not have any idea. And what drive is a removable drive then?

[void]

Most external hard drives are "fixed" volumes.
Most external USB flash disks are "removable" volumes.

It is up to the driver manufacturer to decide.

[Biff]

Alright, very irritating for me.

[therube]

You may be able to change how the drive is seen to windows?
Device Manager, adjusting the "quickly remove" settings may help?
Sometimes a drive manufacture will have a utility to "flip a switch (bit)" that can work? (Known issue with Sandisk drives at times.)

[Biff]

You may be able to change how the drive is seen to windows?

Thank you. Now as I know (more or less) what it means I might be able to handle it.

Device Manager, adjusting the "quickly remove" settings may help?

I have unbelievable problems to "safely" remove external drives, it does not work at all, so that setting is already activated (but it doesn't help at all)

Sometimes a drive manufacture will have a utility to "flip a switch (bit)" that can work? (Known issue with Sandisk drives at times.)

To show the drive as "removable"? A good idea, but it is better I will leave it like it is, instead of causing more issues.