Windows 10: how do i fix when i plug in my USB and try to assign it a letter the option to "Change...

Discus and support how do i fix when i plug in my USB and try to assign it a letter the option to "Change... in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; the option is grayed out when i try to press it, but when i right click on the name of the USB the option isn't grayed out but if i click it it says... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Lisa Wiles, Feb 13, 2024.

  1. LISA WILES
    Lisa Wiles Win User

    how do i fix when i plug in my USB and try to assign it a letter the option to "Change...


    the option is grayed out when i try to press it, but when i right click on the name of the USB the option isn't grayed out but if i click it it says "The system cannot find the file specified" how do i fix this?

    :)
     
    Lisa Wiles, Feb 13, 2024
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  2. LAZZER408
    Lazzer408 Win User

    help. USB drive isn't assigned a drive letter.

    Any usb flash drive I plug into my computer isn't assigned a drive letter. The physical drive shows in the "safely remove hardware" but it doesnt show up in disk management. I have tried to populate the volume thru the safely remove hardware properties window and it does pop up in the list but it doesn't stay there. This isn't a format or assign a letter problem. It's more complicated then that. Maybe one of the services needed for usb drive management was disabled? Suggestions needed. btw external usb harddrives work fine.
     
    Lazzer408, Feb 13, 2024
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  3. DON CAMP
    Don Camp Win User
    USB drive letter assignments

    Long-winded background:

    I have a USB flash drive that I assigned to drive D: in Disk Management. Occasionally when I'm not thinking, I plug it in when another external drive is connected and already assigned D: by Windows. The flash drive then gets reassigned as E:. I know I
    can switch it back to D: in Disk Management, but frankly my original reason for assigning a fixed letter is not such a big deal anymore. Is there a way to "undo" fixed letter assignments? I'd like to just let the drive float again.

    TL;DR:

    Once you assign a fixed drive letter in Disk Management, is there a way to "undo" and let the drive assignment float again?
     
    Don Camp, Feb 13, 2024
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  4. CW00
    CW00 Win User

    how do i fix when i plug in my USB and try to assign it a letter the option to "Change...

    Assign a drive letter

    When I plug an external hard drive to my PC (Windows 10) via the USB, the computer does not recognize it in Windows Explorer. I have to go into Disk Management to assign the drive a letter before I can see it in Windows Explorer. Is there an option in
    Windows 10 to automatically assign the drive a letter, and I can see the drive in Windows Explorer, so I do not have to keep having to assign letters to external drives?
     
    CW00, Feb 13, 2024
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