Windows 10: Windows 10 update takes 1 hours if external hard drive is connected.

So I have noticed that some of the recent updates could take a very long time to complete if I have a external hard drive connected.


I can see the external hard drive flashing for a very long time after the counter reaches 100% and the PC restarts.


If I unplug the external hard drive before upgrading, it usually completes in a much shorter time. Usually minutes, no more than half an hour.


Is this expected?

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External hard drive not suppoted after anniversary update windows 10

To isolate the issue, we suggest that you perform the following steps below:

• Connect the external hard drive to the different port and check if the issue persists.
• Use different external hard drive to connect to the same port and check if same issue happens.

If the same issue happens after using different external hard drive to different ports, try to run
Hardware and Devices troubleshooter as it checks for common problem and make sure that any new devices or hardware connected to your PC is installed correctly. Here's how:

• Press Windows key from the keyboard, type Troubleshooting and select it.
• Click on view all option on the upper left corner of Troubleshooting window.
• Select the Hardware and Device options from the list.
• Click Next to run the Hardware and Device Troubleshooter.

After that, follow the steps on how to Install and Update drivers
in Windows 10.

Let us know how it goes.

Thank you.

 

Windows 10 Pro will not connect to external hard drive

Let's try these other workarounds to narrow down the cause of the issue, we would like to suggest that you follow the methods mentioned below.

Method 1: Uninstall and reconnect the external hard drive.

• Right click on Start Menu, and select Device Manager.
• Double click and expand Disk Drives.
• Right click on each of the drives and select Uninstall.

Note: You may be prompted to enter an Admin password.

• After it uninstalls, reboot the computer and plug the external hard drive and check.

If the issue did not resolve proceed to the next method.

Method 2: Windows Updates.

This method will install the latest device drivers for your USB external hard drive. Open Windows updates and check if there are any pending updates in your computer. If so, disconnect all external devices other that keyboard and mouse. Install the updates
a check.

Regards,

 

unrecognised external hard drive on Windows 10

Since you already reinstalled the drivers of the External Hard Drive, let's run the
Hardware and Devices troubleshooter as it can resolve your concern. You can do that by following these steps:

• 
  Press the Start button.
  
• 
  Type and select Troubleshooting.
  
• 
  Click on View all on the left panel.
  
• 
  Select and run the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter.
  

If the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter doesn’t resolve your concern, we suggest that you change the letter of the External Hard Drive. You can do that by following these steps:

• 
  Press the Start button.
  
• 
  Type and select Control panel.
  
• 
  Select System and Security.
  
• 
  Select Administrative Tools, and a new window will appear.
  
• 
  Double-click Computer Management, and a new window will appear.
  
• 
  Select Disk Management that is located under
  Storage in the left pane.
  
• 
  Right click on the External Hard Drive that is not showing on the File Explorer.
  
• 
  Select Change letter and network path, and a new window will appear.
  
• 
  Select Change, and choose the letter that you want for the External Hard Drive.
  

After changing the letter of the External Hard Drive, we suggest that you reboot your laptop for the changes to take effect.



Let us know how it goes.



Regards.