Windows 10: Windows 10: An update ate my SD Drive

Discus and support Windows 10: An update ate my SD Drive in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I have been battling Windows 10...from Edge to Cortana and One Drive to inop Bluetooth to forced crash to a possessed pointer to flashing screens.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Erika Clark, Aug 2, 2020.

  1. Windows 10: An update ate my SD Drive


    I have been battling Windows 10...from Edge to Cortana and One Drive to inop Bluetooth to forced crash to a possessed pointer to flashing screens. Microsoft seems to be begging me to turn on my WIFI, but I dealt with that fresh hell Friday. So I went to make a a backup SD, but Microsoft completely disappeared my SD drive. Such an angry little program. I want to scrub the whole system and start fresh. I need GOOGLE CHROME for school software, so Edge demon may not stay. Also, I need to opt out of ALL of the privacy breaches Microsoft has scared the life out of me enforcing. It has been a nightmare. Is there a one and done fix? I am at wit's end. Help...

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    Erika Clark, Aug 2, 2020
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  2. David Haz Win User

    Windows 10 recognizes my SD Card as a local drive

    Jon,

    You posted that you would try the suggested steps by Tryx3. May we have an update if the suggested steps have resolved the issue about your SD card being recognized as a fixed drive in Windows 10?
     
    David Haz, Aug 2, 2020
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  3. Ahhzz Win User
    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Aug 2, 2020
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  4. Tryx3 Win User

    Windows 10: An update ate my SD Drive

    Windows 10 recognizes my SD Card as a local drive

    Jon,

    I think you are saying that -

    1 Disk management does not identify that SD card as removable, and

    2 Device manager lists that SD card in its Disk drives entry but not in its
    Portable devices entry, and

    3 Device manager, Disk drives, {SD card}, Properties, Volumes, Populate identifies that SD card Type as Basic [not as Removable].

    I am rather astonished. I thought that this was going to turn into a Refresh issue. I have never heard of anything like your problem before.

    I have a few suggestions for action followed by some advice about posting a new question on the topic in both this forum & TenForums [www.tenforums.com - auto-formatting is not working at the moment].

    Suggestion 1 -

    1.1 Go to Device manager and note the SD card
    reader Properties, Driver entry [my SD card reader is within the USB Controllers group but that does not mean yours is].

    1.2 Go to the computer maker / SD card reader maker and get their latest Windows 10 driver for the SD card reader and install it.

    1.3 Go to Device manager and note the new SD card reader Properties, Driver entry

    Suggestion 2 - If you cannot do that then

    2.1 Remove the SD card

    2.2 If a zombie entry for the SD card remains in Device manager, Disk drives then delete it.

    2.3 Go to Device manager and right-click, Uninstall the entry for the SD card reader [mine is within the USB Controllers group but that does not mean yours is].

    2.4 Restart the computer straight away [merely to avoid any suspicion that observed symptoms might be left-overs from beforehand].

    2.5 Windows will redetect the hardware as it starts. You can force it to by clicking on the Device manager toolbar's Scan for hardware changes icon but that really should not be necessary.

    2.6 Go to Device manager and note the new SD card reader Properties, Driver entry

    Suggestion 3 - If possible -

    As Suggestion 2 but deliberately install the new driver at step 2.5 irrespective of what Windows has installed.

    - - - - - - - - - - -

    If these suggestions do not fix things then I think you need to post a new question on the subject. That will get you a better response than continuing with this current one.

    Title - Device manager & Disk management show removable SD card as a fixed drive.

    Description -

    1 Disk management does not identify the SD card as removable, and

    2 Device manager lists the SD card in its Disk drives entry but not in its
    Portable devices entry, and

    3 Device manager, Disk drives, {SD card}, Properties, Volumes, Populate identifies the SD card Type as Basic [not as Removable].

    4 [describe the effect of the problem - the contents of a previous SD card still being shown]

    5 [describe the steps you have already taken to fix things - you can just cut and paste from this thread and then adjust verbiage]

    - - - - - - - - - -

    When you create your new questions, please paste links to them here so I can follow your progress.

    Best of luck,

    Denis
     
    Tryx3, Aug 2, 2020
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