Windows 10: File association error when connecting external HDD

Discus and support File association error when connecting external HDD in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I keep getting the error: "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action" when I connect my Toshiba external hard... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by TipsyGypsy, Jan 7, 2017.

  1. TIPSYGYPSY
    TipsyGypsy Win User

    File association error when connecting external HDD


    I keep getting the error: "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action" when I connect my Toshiba external hard drive which is just under 1TB (931GB) in storage capacity. The hard drive works completely fine and is recognised by the computer, but the same error message keeps appearing when I plug in the drive.

    :)
     
    TipsyGypsy, Jan 7, 2017
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  2. JUMA_JAY
    Juma_jay Win User

    Can not access Any External HDD in my Win 10 PC and it causes BSOD

    Hi MS Community,

    Please help, I have been having some issues with my win 10 64-bit PC for several weeks now.

    I can't access any external HDD in my win 10 PC, when I connect any external HDD I get
    error: Access Denied, Device not ready and if I chkdsk it says the Chkdsk is not available for RAW drives and also when I connect an external HDD (any external HDD) I keep
    getting BSOD with stop code: DRIVER _POWER_STATE_FAILURE which is caused by driver
    ntoskrnl.exe

    Dump files:

    BSOD dump.rar

    Thank you.
     
    Juma_jay, Jan 7, 2017
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  3. RAFAELRODRIGUEZ
    RafaelRodriguez Win User
    Windows 10 error message "The semaphore timeout period has expired"

    I have external HDD connected via USB to my laptop running Win10 64b

    After sometime no accessing external HDD, File Explorer still shows all files and folders directly on HDD's root BUT I am not able to open none of them: when I double click any one of them I got the error message "The semaphore timeout period has expired".

    I cannot even remove HDD safety because when trying to do that I got the message "Windows is unable to stop the device..."

    The only way I can do to solve this is to disconnect and reconnect external HDD.

    This is VERY ANNOYING.

    Does anybody know a solution that does not imply reinstall something?
     
    RafaelRodriguez, Jan 7, 2017
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  4. DALCHINA
    dalchina New Member

    File association error when connecting external HDD

    dalchina, Jan 7, 2017
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  5. TIPSYGYPSY
    TipsyGypsy Win User
    @dalchina thanks, that seems to have solved the problem. I went into my autoplay settings and changed the removable drive option to "Take no action".
     
    TipsyGypsy, Apr 5, 2018
    #5
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