Connect it to a different usb port if the usb is not detected in windows 7 8 10.
Usb stick driver not found.
Try a different computer.
Right click on the faulty usb device and select uninstall to uninstall its driver.
All these usb related issues are critical and they are all due to a bug on windows 8 8 1 and 10.
If no computers see the drive when you connect it even in the disk management window the usb drive itself is likely dead.
Right click this pc and choose manage.
Try plugging into a different computer or usb port unplug the usb stick from the current port and computer and try plugging into a different computer and or usb port.
You reconnect the same usb device or a different usb device to the same usb port on the hub.
In this window you can select a desirable file system ex.
Hopefully one of these will solve your problem.
Issues like device not charging properly usb devices becoming idle after a while file explorer hanging and even usb devices not being recognized.
Usb drive not showing up in windows may result from various causes.
Try the following solutions if your drive does not appear in disk management.
In this scenario the computer does not detect the usb device.
You safely remove the usb device from the usb port.
Once done restart your computer and let windows reinstall the missing driver.
Do not use usb hubs.
You can fix them easily though and this is what i am going to tell you in the post.
If your usb drive is not showing up it could be a driver or hardware issue or the drive is dead.
Note this issue affects usb 2 0 hubs and usb 2 0 components in usb 3 0 hubs.
We will show you the symptoms causes and corresponding fixes for the issue and provide you the useful way to recover data from your usb drive with easeus data recovery wizard.
If the above solution doesn t work go back to the device manager and expand the usb serial bus controllers section.
A usb drive not showing up in windows is one of the commonest issues related to external storage devices.
You have a usb device connected to a usb port on the hub.
Check the causes of usb flash drive not recognized.
Fat32 for the usb drive and click ok.
Back to the main interface click apply and then proceed to initiate the pending formatting operation.
If not move onto the fixes outlined below.
If it s detected the usb port is dead.
This will force your computer to search for the usb key.
You should directly connect the drive to usb port.
Thus to fix a usb flash drive that is not recognized by your computer you first need to check the device in disk management and then repair it according to the reasons.
Keep your usb flash drive connected and check it in disk management.