Windows 10: Windows 10 will not start with USB disk drive connected

Discus and support Windows 10 will not start with USB disk drive connected in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Problem:Windows will not start with Seagate external disk drive connected no error message given; it just never completes.Software/hardware:- Windows... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by Lonoy, Aug 29, 2022.

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    Windows 10 will not start with USB disk drive connected


    Problem:Windows will not start with Seagate external disk drive connected no error message given; it just never completes.Software/hardware:- Windows 10 Pro, 64 bit- External drive causing the problem as given in Device Manager: Seagate One Touch HDD SCSI Disk Drive. Drive capacity is 5 TB, and it is USB.- The drive was originally formatted in ExFAT, but was reformatted to NTFS in order to try to solve the problem. The reformatting made no difference.- RAM: 32 GB- All latest Windows updates are installed.My workaround:1. Start Windows with drive disconnected.2. After logging into Windows:

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    Lonoy, Aug 29, 2022
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