Windows 10: Floppy disk drive not reading disks

Discus and support Floppy disk drive not reading disks in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I have an external floppy disk drive that I have been using and it has stopped working with the message: "A: is not accessible. The disk media is not... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by brenda_1230, Oct 30, 2019.

  1. BRENDA_1230
    brenda_1230 Win User

    Floppy disk drive not reading disks


    I have an external floppy disk drive that I have been using and it has stopped working with the message: "A: is not accessible. The disk media is not recognized. It may not be formatted."

    :)
     
    brenda_1230, Oct 30, 2019
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  2. SACHIN VENKATESH
    Sachin Venkatesh Win User

    Floppy Disk Drive (AFloppy disk drive not reading disks :)

    Hi Penny,

    Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community.

    We are really sorry to say that the Floppy Disk Drive has no compatibility with Windows and there is no support to floppy disk drives.

    For further more clarifications I would suggest you to check/Contact with the manufacturer.

    keep us posted if you are facing any other issue with Windows.
     
    Sachin Venkatesh, Oct 30, 2019
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  3. JCLAUDE B
    JClaude B Win User
    Computer without a floppy disk drive that indicates a floppy disk drive? :-(

    Hello all

    I have Lenovo Thinkcentre desktop computer with Windows 10 (build 1809) up to date!

    The computer works very well and does not have a floppy disk, never have and will never have because no port is provided on the motherboard for this!

    Yet in the "Device Manager", a driver error for the floppy drive appears (normal there is n ...) and the floppy disk icon appears in the workstation!

    Screenshot of the error

    I easily managed to delete the icon in the workstation from the registry, but I can not find how to disable this "floppy drive" in the device list !!

    Of course there is no option in the BIOS of the machine because (as I said before) no drive is provided on the motherboard.

    Does anyone have the trick to "erase" this device in the Windows 10 "Device Manager"?

    Thanks for your help

    A +

    Jean Claude
     
    JClaude B, Oct 30, 2019
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  4. SARAPORTER00
    SaraPorter00 Win User

    Floppy disk drive not reading disks

    Windows 10 - Disk drive showing as floppy drive

    I installed Windows 10 this afternoon & have just found that i have a phantom floppy drive showing in My PC (My Computer) but not my disk drive.

    I went to device manager & the disk drive is there with all drivers installed, operating correctly. But there is also a phantom floppy disk drive installed.

    I have tried uninstalling both sets of drives & rebooting but no luck.

    Any suggestions?
     
    SaraPorter00, Oct 30, 2019
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