Windows 10: USB flash drive not appearing anywhere

Discus and support USB flash drive not appearing anywhere in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I cannot get any flash drive to work on my Windows 10 PC. They all work fine on other computers.When I plug them in, I don't get a "ding" sound anymore... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Rod F1, Dec 26, 2024.

  1. Rod F1 Win User

    USB flash drive not appearing anywhere


    I cannot get any flash drive to work on my Windows 10 PC. They all work fine on other computers.When I plug them in, I don't get a "ding" sound anymore and they don't appear in File Explorer or Disk Management.They come up in Device Manager under "other" and says "The drivers for this device are not installed code 28". Any attempt to find or download a driver on Windows behalf fails.I have gone down to "Universal serial bus controllers" and tried reinstalling drivers for all three instances of "USB root hub 3.0" and also "USB mass storage device" which it does, but didn't fix the issue.I wen

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    Rod F1, Dec 26, 2024
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  2. USB Flash drive made bootable

    Hi Nelson,

    Check if there is any slide switch on the side that provides write protection. It show's a closed and open lock on each side. We suggest to follow these steps below:

    • Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port.
    • Click Start, type devmgmt.msc in the Search textbox and press Enter.
    • Find Disk Drives and expand it.
    • Find the USB flash drive you want to format, and double-click it. It opens the
      Properties dialog box.
    • Click Policies tab.
    • By default, the Optimize for quick removal option selected, switch it to Optimize for performance and then press
      OK.
    • Now open Computer. Right click on the USB Flash Drive and select Format. The Format dialog box now appears.
    • Select NTFS in the File System field.
    • Press Start and wait while the process will be completed.

    You can also connect the USB drive on a different computer and try formatting.

    Let us know how it goes.
     
    Martin Bar, Dec 26, 2024
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  3. Megahertz Win User
    USB Flash Drive Not Recognised

    To find what Navy suggest:: Open a CMD window as administrator and type: diskpart list disk (it will list all drives. Identify the USB drive number) select disk n (replace n by the USB drive number obtained with list disk) list part (is there more than one partition?) select part 1 detail part (is it ntfs or Fat32?) exit
     
    Megahertz, Dec 26, 2024
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  4. zbook Win User

    USB flash drive not appearing anywhere

    install.wim is 7GB, how to make a bootable USB flash drive

    This is a method to make a ntfs flash drive.

    The trial and error step will be booting using Legacy BIOS...

    Code:
    This is the link:
    Guide: How to Format USB Flash Drive Using Cmd - EaseUS

    The link did not use active so that is why it is a trial and error step.
     
    zbook, Dec 26, 2024
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