Do you want to scan and fix removable disk?

When I switched to Windows 7, I started seeing this message when I plugin an external drive "Do you want to scan and fix removable disk?". The message presents two options, Scan and fix (recommended) which will scan the disk for file system errors, or continue without scanning to ignore the prompt. At first I always ignore the prompt but after sometime I got annoyed so I started looking for a way to disable that message. Normally you can make this go away by properly removing any connected device using the safely remove option from the system tray before you unplug them. An alternative way is to disable the Windows service that is responsible for the message and it is the Shell Hardware Detection service.

1. Press Window+R to open the run dialog.
2. Type services.msc and hit enter to open the Services.
3. Look for Shell Hardware Detection and double click it to open its properties.
4. Under General tab, choose Disabled from Startup type dropdown.


5. Click Apply to save the changes. You can also click the Stop button to close the service at once.

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