How To (Safely) Unpower USB Memory Sticks in Win 10 Laptop?

[GrahamKnott]

What security software are you running?

I use Kaspersky, have done for the last three years now.

Try using a different user on the system if there is not one then create one and see if is is replicated.

I’m not sure if I understand what that means. Could you explain more fully?

I have bookmarked your "Clean Boot " link and will either attempt to do it myself, or else get a friend to do it for me. In the meantime I’ve restricted myself to using a single memory stick on the laptop and no other. If it starts screwing up, then that’s all the proof I need that the USB safe removal procedure is at fault, after all, while keeping the damage down to a minimum.

[Rustys]

If you have another user to see if the same thing happens if not create a second user and see if the same thing happen.

[GrahamKnott]

I understand!

[Rustys]

Any new information?

[Rustys]

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