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Microsoft changes how Windows 10 disconnects USB storage devices. In response to this question, this article introduces in detail the corresponding analysis and solutions, hoping to help more partners who want to solve this problem to find a more simple and easy way.

Microsoft plans to modify the way Win10 handles disconnecting USB or Thunderbolt storage devices. This includes USB thumb drives, external hard drives, flash drives, and even USB data transfer connections between PC and smartphones.

Changes that are expected to cause some problems will take effect in the next major windows 10 version of Win10 version 1809-Microsoft (updated in May 2019)-which is scheduled to be officially released in the coming weeks.

Why does it matter?

So far, the default policy in all previous versions of Windows when disconnecting USB storage devices is the better performance setting.

Starting with Win10 v1809, this will become a "quick delete".

There is a big difference between the two.

"better performance" means that Windows manages data transfer and storage operations in a way that improves performance. This includes caching data when transferring, opening, or preparing certain operations.

This continuous preparation on the Windows means that any user who wants to disconnect the USB or Thunderbolt from the storage device must go through the "secure hardware removal" process, which means triggering a manual eject.

All Windows users are aware of the process.

However, starting with windows 10 v1809, the default state for all USB and Thunderbolt storage devices becomes Quick Delete, a state in which external storage devices can be disconnected without following the secure hardware removal process.

However, there are some downgrades to switch to Quick Delete as the default setting. * Windows no longer caches disk writes, which means that data moved to an external storage device may take longer to transfer or may be corrupted when the device is removed.

Keep external storage devices at "better performance"

Microsoft will allow users to override the default Quick Delete status on a per-device basis.

This applies to users who copy backups to an external hard drive or key PowerPoint slides or other business documents to an USB memory stick and may want to ensure that data transfer is secure and fast.

The procedure is as follows, but users should be aware that once the USB / Thunderbolt storage device is reset to "better performance", they also need to follow the "secure hardware removal" process.

Connect the device to the computer.

-- right-click start, and then select File Explorer

In File Explorer, identify the letter or label associated with the device (for example, the USB drive (D:) in the following figure).

Right-click start, and then select disk Management.

In the lower half of the disk Management window, right-click the label for the device, and then click Properties.

6. Select Policy, and then select the policy you want to use.

This is the answer to the question about how Microsoft changes the way Windows 10 disconnects USB storage devices. I hope the above content can be of some help to you. If you still have a lot of doubts to be solved, you can follow the industry information channel for more related knowledge.

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