Question printer removable device in the notification area

[bryans8]

I installed an Epson L3150 printer on Windows 10. But, IT IS APPEARING AS A REMOVABLE DEVICE IN THE NOTIFICATION AREA. It does not appear in Windows Explorer. Even uninstalling completely and reinstalling. It appears again as a removable USB. If I click remove, the printer will stop working. And just restart the system to function normally.

 

[Ralston18]

How is the printer connected - wireless, wired Ethernet, shared via another host computer?

Manually download the current printer drivers via Epson's website. Reinstall, and reconfigure.

 

[bryans8]

The printer is connected directly to the desktop computer using a USB cable. I downloaded and installed the drivers from the epson website. I did 3 reinstallations. The curious thing is that I tested the latop with a usb cable and it also has the same result. Another fact is that my friend recently formatted his HD with windows and asked to test it on his system and also gave the same result, it remains in the notification area as a removable drive. I don't know anyone who has the same printer. This is not something that bothers me, but I would like to fix it.

 

[Ralston18]

Lots of possibilities now:

FYI:

https://superuser.com/questions/159...emovable-device-in-the-notification-area?rq=1

https://www.isumsoft.com/windows-10/how-to-disable-use-of-usb-storage-devices-in-windows-10.html

Use the link to take a close look at the current configuration settings.

No need to immediately change anything - just determine if it appears that one or more of the options is applicable.

NOTE: Do not do any registry edits. Those are last resort and only if the system and data is fully backed up, known recoverable and readable.

Post accordingly.

Also - where in the Notification area is the message appearing?

If all is working well and you simply do not wish to see the notification then you may want to just turn off that notification.

Turn On or Off Notification of USB Issues in Windows 10 (winaero.com)

Again: no registry edits.

 

[bryans8]

https://www.isumsoft.com/windows-10/how-to-disable-use-of-usb-storage-devices-in-windows-10.html
I checked and found no relationship.
and I also didn't make any changes to the registry.
In Windows settings, the change notification also does not solution.
The printer appears as a removable drive on the taskbar next to the Windows clock.

https://superuser.com/questions/159...emovable-device-in-the-notification-area?rq=1
does not appear in windows explorer or disk management.