Windows 10: USB storage devices appear in file browser but cannot be opened

After the large recent update to Windows 10, my HP Pavilion dv7 laptop no longer will open USB storage devices like SD cards or USB harddrives.

The device is recognized and appears in the file browser, but when I try to open it, it is forever in the task of opening, the green bar at the top never quite reaching the end.

This is true of every USB storage device I have tried.

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how to I open USB file on Windows 10

There is no such thing as a "USB file".

There is no such thing as a "Hard disk file" either.

Both USB [flash disks] and hard disks are data storage media that are visible in Explorer. To open files stored on a USB mass storage device, open Explorer, navigate to the storage device, then double-click the file.

 

Nokia N91 Themes Problem

Download SIS or SISX file to PC.

Connect USB cable and select Mass Storage in N91

Using File Explorer (or file browser in your pc), drag and drop to the N91 Mass storage drive

Disconnect USB cable

In the N91 go to File Browser

Navigate to the SIS file you just copied

Open it

Follow prompts

 

Have you tried checking Device Manager to see if it is showing any issues?

 

Yes. I did a troubleshooting check which turned up nothing. I also checked all drivers, and everything is up to date.

The USB storage device is recognized. And my USB mouse and game controller work fine.

It's just when I try to open USB storage devices and view what's on it, but this is with ALL USB storage devices. When I try to open it in file browser, it spends forever trying to open it.