Windows 10: SimpleTech HD - Not Recognized as Plug N Play

I have a new computer and pulled out my SimpleTech 96300-41001-012 external hard drive. Plugged it in and it is not recognized. No driver loaded for it.I did notice that my old cable has a filter on it but not sure that is relevant.Where do I find a driver for this model?

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plug n play

my plug-n-play wont work when i plug my korg keyboard into the usb

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My plug and play is still on running after 2.5 Hours

Hi Declan,

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Community.

I would suggest you to stop the plug and play service and again start the service and check the status of this issue. Follow the steps below to stop the Plug and Play service.

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  Press Windows Key + R key
  
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  Type “Services.msc” and press Enter
  
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  Right click on Plug and Play and click on stop
  
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  Again start the service.
  

Hope the information helps. Please let us know if the issue persist and we will be happy to assist you further.

 

Old SimpleTech Simpledrive Driver


For windows versions prior to Windows 10, Simpletech SimpleDrive is a "plug and play" device - you just plug it in and it just plays. A few years ago I bought two on different occasions, none came with a device driver disk - it doesn't need it, none existed anyhow.

When Windows 10 came along - you plug it in, it just doesn't play. You try different USB ports and different cables and different Windows 10 computers, it just doesn't play (doesn't work.) That's my experience. Don't know if Microsoft will fix this problem.

A "Plug and Play" device becomes a "Plug and Doesn't Play" device.