Windows 10: hot pluggable USB disks

I could be wrong but I think it is not normal that if you hot plug a USB disk USB-C into Windows 10, it should be automatically detected, right ?I do hear a noise, so Windows does detect it, but no matter what I do, I only get to see the drive if I stop and start Windows. It doesn't matter what disk I use, they all have this behaviour.I can eject the drives without issue, no problem there. But the plugging in, doesn't seem to work.Why is that ?My Windows 10 has all the latest patches

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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

 

When playing games the hot keys are active

Hi Chris,

Thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

I suggest you to follow the steps below to disable Hot Keys and check if that helps.

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  Right click anywhere on your desktop screen and select Graphics Options.
  
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  Navigate to Hot Keys and then click on Disable.
  
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  Check if issue persists.
  

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.

 

USB Hard Disk Drive not recognised

Hi Nicholson,

Thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

I suggest you to follow the methods below and check if it fixes the issue.

Method 1: Run Hardware and Devices Troubleshooter

Follow these steps to run Hardware and Devices troubleshooter:

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  Press Windows key + X and click on
  Control Panel.
  
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  Select Troubleshooting.
  
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  Select View all on the top left corner.
  
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  Click Hardware and Devices.
  
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  Follow the on-screen instruction to run the troubleshooter.
  

Method 2

I suggest you to check if the disk is listed in Disk management utility. If it is listed, run an error check to see if there are any corrupted files causing this issue.
Refer these steps:

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  Press Windows key + X, select
  Disk management.
  
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  Right click on the drive and select properties.
  
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  Under tools tab, click on “Check” button under Error Check.
  

Method 3: Uninstall and reinstall USB drivers

Follow the steps to uninstall the USB drivers:

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  Press Windows Key + X key and click Device Manager.
  
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  In Device Manager, double click to expand "Universal Serial Bus controllers".
  
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  Right click on the Host Controller, click "Uninstall" and click "OK".
  
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  Select the option to Delete driver software.
  
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  Uninstall all items under "Universal Serial Bus controllers".
  
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  Restart the computer after its uninstalled.
  

Try to access the computer manufacturer's website and download the latest chipset drivers for your computer and install the same.

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.