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Buy the USB sticks now and in bulk so you have enough in your store for those almost 2 decades. You'll probably get a lower price that way.
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Buy the USB sticks now and in bulk so you have enough in your store for those almost 2 decades. You'll probably get a lower price that way.

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We are developing a device running Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro and would like to use the USB filter to restrict the ability of using USB flash drives to one specific make and model of drive (there are good reasons for this which I won't go into here). &nbsp;The problem is that, as everyone knows, companies such as Kingston and Sandisk release new models of drives all the time. &nbsp;Therefore, if we &quot;paired&quot; a certain make and model flash drive with our device and that drive stopped being manufactured, we couldn't get a drive to work in our existing devices out in the field. &nbsp;<br />
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Is there some type of USB thumb drive that will always be manufactured? &nbsp;Or, is there some other solution?
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We are developing a device running Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro and would like to use the USB filter to restrict the ability of using USB flash drives to one specific make and model of drive (there are good reasons for this which I won't go into here).  The problem is that, as everyone knows, companies such as Kingston and Sandisk release new models of drives all the time.  Therefore, if we "paired" a certain make and model flash drive with our device and that drive stopped being manufactured, we couldn't get a drive to work in our existing devices out in the field.  

Is there some type of USB thumb drive that will always be manufactured?  Or, is there some other solution?

How can our company use Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry to &quot;pair&quot; with a flash drive that will be available for 15 years?

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Storage

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How can our company use Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry to &quot;pair&quot; with a flash drive that will be available for 15 years?

How can our company use Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry to "pair" with a flash drive that will be available for 15 years?