Windows 10: Flash Drive not working on my computer. Fixes have failed.

I have a 16GB flash drive that my laptop is not allowing me to use. I'm able to use it with other computers, but not my own. I have already googled the problem for solutions and have tried them to no success and hope someone can offer me further advice. Here's what I've tried so far:

I went to Device Manager and found my flash drive which has a "!" symbol that means the driver is out of date. I clicked to update driver, and I get a message saying my driver is already up to date, even though that symbol is still there.

In Device Manager, I also right clicked on the flash drive and then selected "Uninstall Device" and then unplugged the flash drive from the port and then reinserted it. It still doesn't work.

I also tried the option of "Disable Device", and then I unplugged it and then plugged it back in again and re-enabled it, and it still didn't work.

I also right clicked the device and then clicked on Properties, and the following message was there: "Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware because a previous instance of the device driver is still in memory. (Code 38)The driver could not be loaded because a previous version of the driver is still in memory"

I've also tried restarting my computer, but that didn't help either.

So, does anyone have any other ideas? I know it's a good flash drive since it works in other computers, so the problem seems to be with mine. I just don't know what to do next.

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My Flash Drive Wont Work

I don't really think it's a question of durability, my flash drive is on my keychain and I throw it around and have stepped on it. It's been through all kinds of abuse and it still works as well as the day I bought it. My uncle on the other hand, his computer kills any usb item he plugs into it.

 

My Flash Drive Wont Work

haha ive heard of usb drives killing computers (migrating viruses) but not computers killing usb drives.

sorry to hear that man. :shadedshu

 

How To Format A Write Protected Flash Memory ?

¿You already tried this one?...

Run CMD


1. diskpart
2. list disk

Then in the 3º step, put the correct number of disk in the list for the usb flash (if it's listed in disk 3, then you'll have to write select disk 3).

2. select disk #
3. clean
4. create partition primary
5. select partition 1
6. active
7. format fs=fat32
8. assign
9. exit

with that commands you will format the flash drive in fat32, if you have a large drive you can select also "format fs=ntfs" in step 7.

good luck!