Windows 10: USB Drive vanished without trace -on Windows 10 only

Discus and support USB Drive vanished without trace -on Windows 10 only in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; One of my SD Curzer Fit USB Flash Drives, used for media, has vanished without trace from my Windows 10 PC, although it can be opened on my Android... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by clayto, Feb 6, 2019.

  1. CLAYTO
    clayto Win User

    USB Drive vanished without trace -on Windows 10 only


    One of my SD Curzer Fit USB Flash Drives, used for media, has vanished without trace from my Windows 10 PC, although it can be opened on my Android Tablet and on my Smart TV. I have a number of utilities which display a list of USB Drives (connected and not connected), such as Nirsoft's Drive View, Drive Manager, USB Library---- as well as Windows Drive Manager in which I have listed the hidden Drives without finding it. Every suggestion I have read fails to work, so I am hoping I will find an answer here!

    :)
     
    clayto, Feb 6, 2019
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  2. DELTA6326
    Delta6326 Win User
    Delta6326, Feb 6, 2019
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  3. TRUELOVE95
    TRUELOVE95 Win User
    Windows 10 USB boot

    Hi there, am not a windows 10 expert. I have a pc in the bedroom on windows 10, I messed up the bootloader trying to fix the xp on that system.

    System wont boot, trying to repair via win 10 usb installer.

    Downloaded the media creation tool to install windows 10 installer on usb stick. Not compatible with a host of usb sticks I have. Tried the usb sticks that others use, but I think they use rufus; as the media creation tool by win 10 does not detect the usb stick.

    So quick question, the win10 machine i am trying to repair the bootloader is a win7 upgraded to win10.
    If i were to use the usb win10 installer to "repair installation" does the version of the iso downloaded via the media creation tool matter?

    There is three options:
    Windows 10
    Windows 10 Home
    Windows 10 N

    Also is there a step by step instead of using rufus as I want to try an alternative method of creating a usb win 10 installer. Preferably with more compatibility.

    System is a asus sabertooth 990 (r2?) with AMD phenom X 6.

    Also is there any other software I can load onto the usb that can repair the bootloader easily?
    That would be the ideal alternative. Thanks
     
    TRUELOVE95, Feb 6, 2019
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  4. THRAXED
    thraxed Win User

    USB Drive vanished without trace -on Windows 10 only

    Installing windows off of a USB stick

    Step By Step from vista:
    From admin cmd prompt

    1. diskpart
    1a. list disk
    2. select disk 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
    3. clean
    4. create partition primary
    5. select partition 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
    6. active
    7. format fs=fat32
    8. assign
    9. exit

    Copy Windows Vista's DVD ROM content to the Flash Drive

    xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\ (d being your vista cd and e being your usb stick)

    And that's it, boot off your usb disk
     
    thraxed, Feb 6, 2019
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