Windows - Remove faulty removable disk drive icon

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After using an Infected USB drive, there's removable disk drive icon permanently displayed in the system tray. How to get rid of it ?

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1. Download USB Fix to your desktop (choose server 2 for English)

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/nostools/usbfix.html

2. Connect all of your removal drives including Pendrive

3. Double clisk on the icon

4. Choose option 2

5. Your PC will reboot

6. Leave the tool run

7. After clean-up a report will be located : C:\UsbFix.txt

Thanks to Ambucias for this tip.

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