USB Drive Issues in Windows 8
I have a Windows 8 machines (Home Premium), fully patched. I plugged a 4GB USB flash drive into, the system recognizes its presence both audibly and visually (device manager and disk management). The drive doesn't show up under Computer. I went to disk management and noted it was assigned drive letter F (which doesn't conflict with any other drive mappings). I went ahead and assigned it drive letter Z, but it still doesn't show up under Computer. I also noticed in disk management that I can't see info in the right pane about content, etc. When I right click the drive, I have very few options. Please see the screenshot attached. I am able to fully interact with the drive and have no issues when using it on a Windows 7 or Windows XP box. Any ideas?
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did you test it on all usb ports? back and front?
also, in the right click window - if you select properties, what does it show?
also, in the right click window - if you select properties, what does it show?
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nobus...I have tried all USB ports with the same outcome.
Look if this guide helps : http://farmtek.net/win8_driver_fix.html
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what model is that drive? that can be useful info
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I no longer have the drive details as it belonged to a client of mine who has since thrown it away.
tx for the info
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Drive is compatible with Windows 8. Thanks to everyone who assisted.
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