Windows 10: sd card reader quit working

card reader suddenly no longer works

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SD Card reader not working.

Hi,

There are several reasons why your SD card reader is not working. To assist you better, kindly answer the questions below:

• Have you made any changes to your computer prior to this issue?
• What are the other troubleshooting steps have you done so for?
• Have you tried to use another SD card reader and see if it is getting recognized or detected by your computer?

Regards.

 

Boot from SD card Reader?


It likely depends on what the BIOS thinks the device is? If it shows up like a USB thumb drive it should work. If it requires drivers to even be detected it won't.
I know I wish I could boot from the built in SD Card reader in my laptop but the BIOS does not even see it. It's not listed as a boot option even with a bootable SD card in it.

 

SD Card Readers not working

Hello Benital,

I have had this same problem and at first your suggestion worked (one time). After that, I never get the so called "action center notice". Even after a restart, with inserting the SD card into the built-in reader, once the OS is up and running for a couple
minutes.

I too have tried to upgrade the drivers, using my Dell computer's "Command | Update" function. But, to no success.

Question, within the Device Manager, how can I even find the SD card reader? I do not see it listed, but I do see a large number of USB devices. They show up as either "Generic USB Hub", "USB Composit Device" or "USB Root Hub", even several
"Intel 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller". Which one would be my SD Card reader?

Thanks, Harvey