Windows 10: Keep the USB drive plugged in - not a duplicate!

Hi,


The past few months I have been having this issue where my computer is asleep, but when I come back to it the fan is running loud and I have to shut the laptop down. When I open it again this error message pops up: Keep the USB drive plugged in. Only remove it after your PC has shut down completely.


There is of course no such USB drive. I have looked at similar questions, but the solution always seems to be to change the value of a certain registry named "PortableOperatingSystem" .

I don't have this registry at all. My laptop is: HP Pavilion Laptop 15-ck0xx. Windows 10 Home version 1903


Thanks in advance for any help

:)

 

StarTech Announces USB Drive Duplicator

StarTech.com, a leading manufacturer of hard-to-find connectivity parts, has announced the release of a new USB Flash Drive Duplicator and Eraser (SKU: USBDUP15), a portable solution for simultaneously copying one USB flash drive to up to five USB flash drives at speeds of up to 1.5GB per minute or securely erasing up to six flash drives. The duplicator is the most compact of its kind on the market, ideal for users who need a portable way to distribute data from a single flash drive onto many, or completely remove content from multiple flash drives simultaneously.

"StarTech.com's USB Flash Drive Duplicator can boost productivity and save time for IT and Marketing professionals who need to constantly generate multiple software and marketing collateral distributions while they're away from the office" said Juliet Wei, Senior Product Manager for StarTech.com. "Compared to traditional CDs or DVDs, USB flash drives provide a more cost-effective and convenient way to distribute files and information. The USB Flash Drive Duplicator can drastically reduce the time needed to create multiple copies, which is extremely useful for many industries, including IT professionals who need to deploy operating system files or software, or make quick data backups, or for marketing professionals who distribute content using flash drives."









Features of the USB Flash Drive Duplicator and Eraser (USBDUP15), include:

• Supports USB 3.0/2.0/1.1 Flash Drives
• 1:5 standalone duplication with 2 duplication modes
• Erase up to 6 USB flash drives with single-pass and multi-pass overwriting/DoD erasing
• High-speed duplication at 1.5GB per minute
• TAA compliant
• Built-in LCD display
• Check drive capacity, quality and speed with intuitive task management
• Supports Asynchronous, Synchronous copy modes, for quick batch swapping with 64 MB of internal memory

MSRP for StarTech.com's USB Flash Drive Duplicator and Eraser (SKU: USBDUP15) is £580.00 (GBP exc. VAT) in the UK. The drive dock will be available from Insight, Misco, Amazon.co.uk and Dabs and is also distributed by Enta, Ingram Micro and Exertis Micro-P.

For more information, visit this page.

 

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.

 

Toshiba External USB drives not showing in Explorer or Disk Management Plug-in

Thank you for the update.

Looks like your system is unable to detect your external hard drive. Let's see if scanning for new hardware will fix the issue. Follow these steps:

• Press the Windows key to launch the Start menu.
• Type in Device Manager and press Enter.
• Under Device Manager, select Action tab > Scan for hardware changes.
• Wait for your system to install the generic driver for your device and follow the on-screen instructions.

If the issue still persists, we suggest that you perform the following recommendations below:

• Plug in your external USB drives to other USB device port of your system.
• Use other USB cables for your external device to connect to your system.

Keep us updated and we will be glad to assist you further.