The most common reason why only one flash drive is usble when multiple USBs are connected is due to a device signature collision. If you are dealing with bootable devices and seeing this problem, we are confident a collision is the issue. If you are not dealing with a bootable device, then our information below […]
Problem Issue: This is happening on Win8 and Windows 10. When I remove a USB drive and reconnect it, Windows will not assign a drive letter. Clearly this is a problem as every other computer I use assigns a drive letter. There are three solutions. All of which will work. 1) You can go into […]
We have read on-line that Microsoft’s May 2019 update might not happen for those with connected USB sticks or SD cards. Microsoft claims the update will simply not happen if the OS detects these connected devices. The reason, Microsoft might re-assign drive letters to those connected devices. On my first pass of reading this, the […]
If you have found this post, chances are you are trying to delete and keep the “System Volume Information” folder off your flash drive. UPDATE: Thank you to a reader sending in additional information, we now have a solution that is universal to all PCs. You will never get the “There’s a problem with this […]
Yubico YubiKey 4 appears to be an excellent device for a two-factor authentication solution. Two factor authentication means you need two things before gaining access. In this case, one piece of information is your password and the other piece is your finger print. If you are using a password manager right now, (ie. Last Pass, […]
Using Windows 10, you can partition a USB flash drive into multiple partitions. The process is not difficult, you simply follow some easy steps. This tutorial will partition the drive so that your device is assigned multiple drive letters when connected to the computer. This partition process is not done at the USB controller level; […]
Responsive robots may have begun as a dream and subsequently a Jetsons character but as we get closer to the broadly defined sci-fi “future”, more and more of those futuristic ideas are becoming a reality. Alongside Apple’s Siri, and Microsoft’s Cortana, the Amazon Echo features a similar computational companion, Alexa. The Echo includes a Texas […]
The Airbar will turn any Windows laptop into a touch screen. Very cool. The technology is friendly with Windows 8 and 10 and this is because it uses Microsoft’s “Gestures” technology to turn your laptop into a touchscreen laptop. The Airbar was designed in Sweden and made in Sweden. The bar is $50 US Dollars. […]
Most of the time formatting a flash drive is a very simple decision. There are only two situations where you should take consideration on what format to use. Here are the details: Note: This article is focused towards Windows and Mac operating systems. The file formats available for a flash drive are: FAT (also called […]
Microsoft is looking to make their OS more portable. With Windows8 one of the features the Redmond Washington company is featuring is a bootable OS. True, we’ve seen both Windows and Linux distro’s bootable off a flash drive, but what makes this a bit different is 1) being legal and 2) officially supported. This seems […]
One of the main goals for Windows 8 with respect to peripheral support, is the robust support for USB devices. From the first 1.1 standard, the high speed 2.0 standard and the newest addition of SuperSpeed USB 3.0. Microsoft expects to see all new PCs have a USB 3.0 port by 2015…but I think we’ll […]
A leaked version of Windows 8 has surfaced and there look to be some promising features for the USB lovers out there. First and formost, check out this screen shot of Windows 8 asking if you’d like to run from a USB flash drive. Is it possible Microsoft figured out the best possible solution for […]
