Safely Remove Hardware (and other) icons listed as "Past Items"

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The safely remove hardware icon is listed as a "past item" and will no longer
appear in the notification area even if I set its behavior to "always show."
How can I make it a "current item" or otherwise make it available for use
from the notification area?
 
The safely remove hardware icon is listed as a "past item" and will no longer
appear in the notification area even if I set its behavior to "always show."
How can I make it a "current item" or otherwise make it available for use
from the notification area?
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Do you have anything attached that uses it? Mine moves to "past items" when
there is no removable storage connected. As soon as I plug in my card
reader or external hard drive, it returns. If yours is still missing when
storage is attached, check the properties for the device. Is "quick
removal" enabled? Change it to the other option for the safely remove icon
to become useful (may require a restart for it to appear again).
 
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