How to use usb with Win10

Annie1960

I have tried to use a usb memory stick with win10, but there is nothing to select from the list. I have tried 2 different usb sticks in 2 different usb ports, but I the computer does not seem to recognise that I have connected usbs.

Any suggestions?

ThemeOne

When you plug in the USB sticks, does Windows start trying to install drivers? Usually there will be notification this is happening in the bottom right area.

I've known the driver installation take a few minutes.

NiftyDigits

Should be a pop out asking what you want to do with the USB Flash drive. From the bottom right hand side.

jshm2

Could be your USB's are dud or the ports have been disabled. Plug in your smartphone to see if the port is "on" or not.

esuhl

I don't know if it still happens in Windows 10, but with previous versions of Windows, devices would sometimes not be mounted (assigned a drive letter).

If you run diskmgmt.msc, the Disk Management console will open and you should see all attached devices and be able to assign drive letters.

If the device is not listed, then it's probably a driver issue.

GunJack

^^ this, quite probably... I've had similar with several this last week or so, even on drives that have previously been used on that machine...

Xbigman

Put the USB stick in before turning the PC on, it should detect it on start up.
This works with my multi reader. If I start up normally none of the drives is listed but with an SD card already inserted it finds them all ok.



Darren

Annie1960

jshm2 wrote: »

Could be your USB's are dud or the ports have been disabled. Plug in your smartphone to see if the port is "on" or not.

Ports work with everything else. USBs also work elsewhere.

Annie1960

ThemeOne wrote: »

When you plug in the USB sticks, does Windows start trying to install drivers? Usually there will be notification this is happening in the bottom right area.

I've known the driver installation take a few minutes.

Nothing seems to happen.

Annie1960

NiftyDigits wrote: »

Should be a pop out asking what you want to do with the USB Flash drive. From the bottom right hand side.

No pop-out visible.

Annie1960

esuhl wrote: »

I don't know if it still happens in Windows 10, but with previous versions of Windows, devices would sometimes not be mounted (assigned a drive letter).

If you run diskmgmt.msc, the Disk Management console will open and you should see all attached devices and be able to assign drive letters.

If the device is not listed, then it's probably a driver issue.

interesting, usb is not listed on here.
How do I fix it?