Windows 10: usb floppy drive wont re read after changing the disk on windows 11

till recently I usted to be able to change the diskette back out to the desktop on file explorer and click on it again to re-enter it and it would read the new diskette. but now it just opens showing icons from the one removed that now don't work. It will only read the first one after restarting the whole computer. f5 and the little refresh button don't do anything either. I've tried uninstalling the device and letting it re-get drivers and that didn't change anything. is there a way to force it to re-read without haveing to restart the computer every time?I hear it used to be possible on wind

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Why won't Windows 10 read 3.5" floppy disk on external USB floppy drive?

Is there a fix to make Windows 10 read 3.5 floppy disks on a USB floppy disk drive. The drive shows up in the Devices and Printers screen but when I right click on the device and choose "Browse files" and then choose "Floppy Disk Drive(A" it replies

"A:\ is not accessible.

The disk media is not recognized. It may not be formatted."

It does this on both my notebooks Dell Inspiron and Asus

 

Iomega floppy disk usb drive

Hi.

I would like to know whether I can use my old Iomega floppy disk usb drive under Windows 10.

If yes, what should I do to perform the right steps towards an adequate installation of that drive.

Rgs

 

Floppy disk drive driver

Greetings,

I appreciate your swift response, if the above steps did not work no worries since this is an open forum , we can ask assistance from other community volunteers with their feedback and suggestion with this issue.

For the meantime you can try to check on this thread by @Gary_816

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

After 6 hours this worked for me. I have the Teac drive also and it appeared to install correctly, but did not show up in Windows Explorer. During a boot up the drive clicks and spins like 3.5" drives did on older systems if there is diskette in the drive.
I opened "Devices and Printers" in the Control Panel and the drive was there. With the diskette still inserted, right click on the Teac icon and select "Browse files > Floppy Disk Drive (A". File Explorer should open up and you will see the files on the
floppy listed. You will now see "Floppy Disk Drive (A" listed under "This PC". Right click on "Floppy Disk Drive (A" and select "Pin to Quick access". "Floppy Disk Drive (A" should appear under "Quick access". Although "Floppy Disk Drive (A" will disappear
from "This PC" after you close and reopen File Explorer, it will remain under "Quick access" and you can access it from there. It appears that W10 now thinks there is an internal drive "(A" because if you right click it "Eject" does not appear as an option.
Why it disappears from "This PC" is a mystery.

Note: On my machine (ASUS) if I take out the diskette or disconnect the drive, "Floppy Disk Drive (A" stays in the "Quick access" menu. So no need to keep a diskette in the drive all the time or even have it connected all the time. Worked fine after I reconnected
it.

Note 1: Under "Devices and Printers" the Drive was identified as "TEAC FD-05PUB". If you get something different (assuming you have a TEAC) try running "Troubleshoot" and see if that corrects it.

I hope the information above helps.

Have a wonderful day ahead and stay safe.

With Warm Regards,