Windows 10: After Windows Update in July/August, USB 3.0 transfer is as slow as USB 2.0

Windows 10 is installed on an SSD, and I have 2 other additional SSD's internal.

I am running a couple of external SSD's for video file transfer, and I have a QNAP raid enclosure with barracuda drives for long term storage.


Prior to the update, I would get transfer speeds from external devices anywhere from 150mbps to 400.

After the update, I at maximum get 50mps, but usually 30-40. It doesn't matter which device, and it doesn't matter where I'm transferring it.


I have uninstalled and reinstalled all the hard drives.

I have plugged the hard drives into different usb ports.

I have purchased a new usb 3.1 card and plugged them all into it.

The hard drives are all from different manufacturers.

I have updated drivers.

I have disabled and renabled devices.

I have reinstalled windows.

I have run the troubleshooter.

I have run windows 10 in 'clean' mode.

NONE of this worked, and nothing has changed.


Last night I decided to completely wipe the boot drive and start completely fresh. After performing the install, I saw usb transfer speeds inline with what I had before. After installing the updates windows had me install, it went right back down to the slow speeds I was getting before.


*Something* in the most recent updates messed with external hard drives. At this point it can't be my PC, and after trying 5 or 6 different external drives for different brands, doesn't that mean this has to be something in windows?

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Intel Updates Core 2 Quad Q9550 to E-0 Stepping

We continue our Monday news list with another Intel story that brings to our attention information concerning the company and more specificly its 2.83GHz Core 2 Quad Q9550 chips that will move from the current C-1 to the newer E-0 stepping. The updated chips will start selling on August 22nd, featuring the following changes:

• New SSpec and MM numbers for the converting products
• CPUID will change from 0x10677 to 0x1067A
• Package change to Halide free package

Apart from that, the new stepping CPUs will not include any other changes. Of course, like most new stepping parts a BIOS update will be needed.


Product Change Notification 108663 - 00

Source: TechConnect Magazine

 

USB 3.0 Question

That is the add in I have. I got it off the CM store. They also list an adapter, but I've yet to see it listed as in stock and can't seem to find any others.

 

Installing windows off of a USB stick

Step By Step from vista:
From admin cmd prompt

1. diskpart
1a. list disk
2. select disk 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
3. clean
4. create partition primary
5. select partition 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
6. active
7. format fs=fat32
8. assign
9. exit

Copy Windows Vista's DVD ROM content to the Flash Drive

xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\ (d being your vista cd and e being your usb stick)

And that's it, boot off your usb disk