Windows 10: My computer won't recognize my Segate USB drive

Discus and support My computer won't recognize my Segate USB drive in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; To fix, I have changed USB ports on my Notebook Dell computer still external Seagate drive was not recognized Working in the drive menu, I found a... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by RoTru, Jun 5, 2020.

  1. ROTRU
    RoTru Win User

    My computer won't recognize my Segate USB drive


    To fix, I have changed USB ports on my Notebook Dell computer still external Seagate drive was not recognized

    Working in the drive menu, I found a message that said:

    The administrator has changed a policy setting to not recognize external drives.

    I cannon find where in Windows to find where such a "administrator Policy" can be changed...

    :)
     
    RoTru, Jun 5, 2020
    #1
  2. NIKHAR_K
    Nikhar_K Win User

    computer not recognizing usb drive

    Hi,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    I understand that you are unable to use USB drive on your computer. I’ll certainly assist you with this.



    However, please let us know:



    • Do you receive any error when connecting a USB drive?
    • Does this issue occur only with one particular USB or with all the USB drives?
    • Are you aware of any changes made to the computer prior to this issue?
    • Which build version of Windows 10 is installed on the computer? To check type
      winver in the search bar on the Taskbar and hit
      Enter.
    • What is the make and model of the computer?


    Meanwhile, I would suggest you to refer the troubleshooting steps mentioned in the article

    Error: “USB Device not recognized”     except for Method 1 and 2.



    Let us know how it goes.



    Regards,

    Nikhar Khare

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
    Nikhar_K, Jun 5, 2020
    #2
  3. KARIM71---01
    karim71---01 Win User
    my n97 won t charge or connect

    when i put a usb on my n97 it won t charge when i put on the computer it won t say nokia pc suite or else it not reading the usb cannot work on my phone plz hel
     
    karim71---01, Jun 5, 2020
    #3
  4. LAZZER408
    Lazzer408 Win User

    My computer won't recognize my Segate USB drive

    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, Jun 5, 2020
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