The USB Mass Storage Device Protocol defines how USB devices which are attached to a host computer should interact (such as flash drives, external hard drives, and memory cards) and this protocol is critical for allowing stuff to talk with each other in the computer world. Here’s a breakdown of its core components: In order […]
A recent update to Windows 11 is causing some significant issues for users, leaving many users frustrated and entire sure what to do. How To: Fix Windows 11 Update Computer Issues is a brief summary of the problem below and link to the solution (a Microsoft Windows utility to fix it all) This update, released […]
The maximum file size for a single file on a FAT32 file system is not exactly 4 GB, but rather slightly less than that. FAT32 uses a 32-bit file allocation table, which means it can theoretically support file sizes up to 4,294,967,295 bytes (which is 4 GB minus 1 byte). However, in practical terms, the […]
Encrypting a USB flash drive is quick and easy in Windows 10. The PRO version of Windows 10 will allow anyone to activate Microsoft’s built in bitlocker technology to encrypt an entire flash drive, or part of a USB flash drive. Microsoft BitLocker is a disk encryption technology designed to enhance data security by encrypting […]
The C2C caberQU is a compact USB-C cable tester board designed to validate USB-C to USB-C cables across a wide range of configurations and use cases. This tool is particularly useful for IT professionals who need to verify cable quality beyond basic connectivity. It applies voltage to individual pins and detects continuity on the opposite […]
Most USB specification speeds are shown in Mbps (megabits per second), but nearly all users reference data storage in MB (megabytes) or GB (gigabytes), so this post converts the Mbps rate to MB per second and presents the information in a picture graph. Scroll down to see the image. In 1995, seven companies came together […]
Below are a list of the ten most common questions about a disk signature collision along with the related answer. The bottom of this article includes a video for some of the diskpart steps, which is needed when investigating a disk signature collision. What is a disk signature collision? Why does Windows create a disk […]
This article explains how to encrypt data which can be decrypted on both a Mac and Windows computer. Microsoft Windows accounts for almost 80% of the desktop computers with Apple OS coming in second place at about 18% market share (
Eject USB Flash Drive safely, Free Download Microsoft does not provide ways to eject USB flash drives with a single click, or automatically. Universal Serial Bus (USB) is the #1 method for expanding storage in Windows, yet Microsoft makes ejecting a storage device such a manual process! Frustrating to many, like you, because you are […]
How to check a USB flash drive power output is fairly simple: the drive doesn’t output any power. That is the short answer. What is really happening is the flash drive gives the host (the computer) instructions on the maximum power which should be sent to the flash drive. So now that we understand a […]
If anyone searches for “burn ISO to USB” they will get pages and pages of Rufus links. However, there is a big misconception with Rufus… it doesn’t create USB CD-ROM drives! Review Rufus with us now: The only thing Rufus does is take a bootable ISO file and write the data to a USB stick. […]
Microsoft updates for Windows 10 seem endless. Most users don’t bother reading the update notes about what has changed or been added — myself included. Today, we noticed the eject feature in the Windows taskbar that allows you to quickly unmount USB flash drives. This isn’t breaking news — just a quick post about a feature […]
