Question Can only plug in USB drive once per reboot ?

[Nowhere_Man]

When I plug a USB drive into my PC it works fine. Until I unplug it. When I plug it back in later, the drive won't work. Pluging in any USB drive will not work now. It simply will not recognize that there is a drive.

Bringing up the Device Manager explains it. The "USB Mass Storage Device" has the following error:

Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware because a previous instance of the device driver is still in memory. (Code 38)
The driver could not be loaded because a previous version of the driver is still in memory.

Uninstalling the USB Mass Storage Device does not fix the problem. Updating the Driver does not find a better driver, either on my system or Windows Update. Uninstalling the Storage Volume does not help either.

Rebooting the computer will allow me to access a USB drive again, but only until I unplug it.

This did not use to be a problem on this laptop! Please help!!

 

[termico]

Do you have bitdefender free installed? Seems that can also cause this error. Someone found that earlier today.

Yes, I saw that cache wasn't there, its mentioned in the last link I dropped. I could have perhaps edited previous post, didn't think of it until now.

I am also another one that just registered an account to thank you for the help. Had tried many thing to no avail, until i saw your post. Thanks.

 

[Colif]

It also applied to Bitdefender Total Security but was fixed in the latest version 26.0.12.56

https://community.bitdefender.com/e...ender-does-not-allow-viewing-of-the-usb-drive

 

[luigi2702]

Do you have bitdefender free installed? Seems that can also cause this error. Someone found that earlier today.

Yes, I saw that cache wasn't there, its mentioned in the last link I dropped. I could have perhaps edited previous post, didn't think of it until now.

THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD!!!!!!!!!!! I tried all i have windoes 10!!!!!!!!!!

Do you have bitdefender free installed? Seems that can also cause this error. Someone found that earlier today.

Yes, I saw that cache wasn't there, its mentioned in the last link I dropped. I could have perhaps edited previous post, didn't think of it until now.

Thank you for your patience and persistence. You are a cyber bodhisattva amongst the unworthy masses.

!!! Wonderfull i deleted BIT DEFENDER it is the PROBEM!!!!!!!!! you re GREATTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for your patience and persistence. You are a cyber bodhisattva amongst the unworthy masses.

 

[luigi2702]

ps i am reading Kasperky is Russian and it could give us problems.... i have changed antivirus i sue now Avira ALl it is ok now