Windows 10: need driver for Win10 for WD detached HD model WD 1200B008-RNN: WD factory no help

Please send a driver or any other suggestion. Many thanks, and stay safe! Pete

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WD Mybook Application won't launch

Hi James,

Problem launching the WD MyBook application could be due to incompatibility or could be caused by a software conflict. Since you've already reached out to WD support, we would like to know the following to help us isolate and address the problem:

• Were there any changes made or updates performed before the issue started?
  
• What were the troubleshooting steps have you tried to far?
• Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling the WD MyBook application?

In the meantime, please try to disable the firewall and antivirus software on your computer. Once done, launch the WD application again and see if it works.

Update us with the result.

Regards.

 

A driver for WD passport compatible with windows 10

Hi Donna,



Welcome to Microsoft Community and thank you for posting your query.



Let’s try installing the WD passport driver in compatibility mode and check if this helps. I suggest you to install the drivers supplied by the manufacturer any disc or USB which came along with the WD passport drive.

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  Right-click on the setup file of the driver and select Properties.
  
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  Select Compatibility tab.
  
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  Check Run this program in Compatibility mode.
  
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  Let the driver install and then check the functionality.
  

You can also visit the below link and try updating the driver and check.

http://www.wdc.com/en/



If the issue still persist, I recommend you to contact WD passport team for further assistance.

WD Support



Hope this helps. Keep posting us with the status we will be glad to help you.

 

WD MyPassport 071A

So it seems that there is an issue between certain WD external drives and Windows 10. My WD MyPassport does not properly install drivers when I plug it into my USB 2.0 port. Tried USB 3.0 port but that didn't work. Drive is powered up and running, and
even shows up in the Device Manager, but no amount of rebooting, checking to see if the drive is corrupted, or installing drive utilities can fix it. Tried installing DriverUtility from WD website but even that doesn't recognize it. If anyone knows where there
is a link that I can directly download the WD MyPassport 071A Win10 drive from, I will be forever greatful.