Windows 10: Thunderbolt Control Center Shows external SSD is connected but it is not available to use.

I have an external NVMe M.2 Thunderbolt 3 External SSD and I am trying to connect it to my PC. It appears in the thunderbolt control center and it shows that is connected but the drive itself is not available anywhere on the PC. I have checked the Disk Manager, Device Manager, and even the file explorer. I trying to see if anyone can help me resolve my issue of not being able to see or use my external SSD.OS Edition: Windows 11 HomeOS Version:22H2OS Build: 22621.900Motherboard: MSI MEG Z690I Unity DDR5BIOS Version: 7D29v191CPU: Core i7 12700KMemory: 32GB Vengeance DDR5

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OWC Viper Pro Thunderbolt External SSD Premieres at NAB 2015

Other World Computing (OWC), a leading zero emissions Mac and PC technology company, announced today the arrival of the Viper Pro Thunderbolt external SSD. The OWC Viper Pro Thunderbolt External SSD is the pinnacle of fast, high-capacity, direct attached Thunderbolt 2 storage. Engineered to meet the extreme demands of content professionals, Viper Pro features dual Thunderbolt 2 ports and delivers extreme performance with sustained speeds up to 1350 MB/s.

Speed, Capacity and Flexibility. All in One. The Viper Pro Thunderbolt SSD will be available in two capacity options, 4 TB and 8 TB, which deliver versatile, pro-level performance for any workflow. With bandwidth to spare, not only does the Viper deliver big capacity and big speeds, it comes with the flexibility of Thunderbolt 2 connectivity and the power to use it comprehensively, supporting multi-stream, uncompressed 4K video and bus-powered daisy chains.







Viper Pro Thunderbolt SSD Features

• 4 TB and 8 TB capacities
• Speeds up to 1350 MB/s
• Dual Thunderbolt 2 interfaces
• Daisy-chain support for additional Thunderbolt devices
• Aluminum design with a variable speed fan for quiet cooling
• Three-year limited warranty.

"Viper Pro is one of our most exciting new products and another example of our commitment to building the absolute best solutions for our customers," said Larry O'Connor, OWC Founder and CEO. "This is an extremely fast, high capacity and reliable Thunderbolt External SSD. We're looking forward to showing it off this year at NAB."

Pricing/Availability:
4 TB Viper Pro Thunderbolt SSD $2,999
8 TB Viper Pro Thunderbolt SSD $4,799

The Viper Pro Thunderbolt external SSD will be available in the summer of 2015.

 

Why would an attached Thunderbolt3 device be missing from the Thunderbolt Control Center?

I have an eGPU that I was having trouble getting connected to Windows 10. When plugging it in there are no prompts to approve it in the Thunderbolt Control Center. It acted as if it was not connected. I went into the BIOS of the computer and set the Thunderbolt Security setting to "None." Now when I plug it in, the graphics card is recognized and works immediately.

Still no prompts from the Thunderbolt Control Center, and the Thunderbolt connections list is empty despite the device working.

It sounds like the Control Center is not talking to the driver properly. What could cause this, and where should I look to troubleshoot?

 

Windows 10 Update 1709 Blue Screens with Thunderbolt SSDs.

Hello. I am currently running Windows 10 version 1703 on an 2013 Apple 27" iMac via Bootcamp. I have an external Thunderbolt SSD connected. This works very well. However, Windows keeps trying to update to version 1709. When this happens, the computer
blue screens with a MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION. I have isolated this issue to the external Thunderbolt device. If I unplug the Thunderbolt, the update completes successfully. But when I plug the Thunderbolt devices back in, Windows will no longer boot, again
blue screening with the MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION.

I have to disconnect the Thunderbolt drive to get Windows to boot, then roll back the install to 1703 for the computer to be usable again with the Thunderbolt device.

Any suggestions?