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Re: NVDA from a Thumb Drive
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Pratik Patel <[log in to unmask]>
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Pratik Patel <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 23:56:27 -0400
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Hello Ana,


Unless you have a file like a document   loaded from                   
the thumb drive, you should feel safe to remove the drive. The extra 
steps you're taking to use the context menu to eject the drive is not 
even necessary                 on Modern windows. There is no damage done.


Hope this helps.


Regards,


P



On 7/27/2022 11:50 PM, Ana G wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>
> I sometimes run NVDA from a thumb drive at work, and all is good. My 
> problem is that I'm not sure how to stop using NVDA. I'll describe 
> what I do. I'm hoping for help doing it better.
>
>
> 1. When I finish working, I press NVDA+q to quit the screen reader, 
> then enter to confirm. I hear the NVDA shutdown earcon, and speech stops.
>
>
> 2. I press ctrl+Windows+enter to start Narrator.
>
>
> 3. I navigate to the thumb drive in This PC.
>
>
> 4. I press the context key, down-arrow to Eject, and press enter.
>
>
> 5. I get a window telling me that the file is in use. It prompts me to 
> Cancel, Retry, or Continue, bearing in mind that I may lose unsaved 
> work if I select Continue. I press enter on Continue anyway.
>
>
> At the end of Step 5, my expectation is that I'll hear the disconnect 
> chime and get a popup telling me I can remove my thumb drive. That 
> doesn't happen, even if I spend a few minutes before Step 4 closing 
> down other programs, etc. Pressing enter on Try Again in Step 5 
> doesn't help, and neither does cancelling and starting over from Step 
> 3. I wind up just pulling the thumb drive out and obsessing about 
> whether I've broken it this time.
>
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
>
> Thanks for any wisdom.
>
>
> Ciao
>
>
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