Windows 10: PC (W7) Won't recognize Any USB Memory Stick. Thoughts On ?

Hi Folks,

Son not in area, so hard for me to help him out with this, but thought I'd
ask here for any suggestions.

He has an older Dell desktop pc running W7.
Seems to work fine.

But-

Plugging in USB Memory sticks into any slot on the case does not work.
Not recognized by pc.

He says that they also do not show up in File Manager, or Device mgr., or Desktop.

Tried several sticks.

Any thoughts as to what might be happening, and what to try net ?

Neither of us are too computer savvy, so any and all suggestions would be most appreciated.

Thanks,
Bob

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Hello Brad,

To assist you with your concern, please answer the following:

• Which device are you using?
• Are you receiving any error message when you're trying to connect your USB Memory Stick?
• Have you tried any troubleshooting steps?

Looking forward to your response.

 

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I followed both steps suggested by Anish but still no joy. My laptop 'recognises' the usb by making a sound but fails to open it or even list it.

I'm using a Samsung series 9 laptop with Windows 10 and the USB is Maxwell 8gb.

I've used this same usb before in the same machine with no problems. The connection is obviously good as the red light in the usb comes on but it goes no further.

Hope you can help - there's some crucial stuff on the usb that I need to access.

thanks.