USB are storage devices, they were invented at the beginning of 2000, all this to create a safe and portable medium, through which it is possible to store photos from the PC, information, fillet, documents, etc. and which in turn is removable.
For this reason, this is known as a storage device, available to be transported in various ways.
Likewise, these devices are known as flash memories, which are connected via a USB port to a computer, this is a great way to have all your documents without the need to saturate your devices with lots of files, photos or videos.
Its acronym in English means: Universal Serial Bus, which refers to the storage capacity and portability of these devices.
What is called flash memory, is semiconductor, for this reason it is not volatile, that is, it is a memory that has the same characteristics of a RAM memory, but which unlike memories RAM, the data that is stored there, will not be lost if it is disconnected from the PC.
Having clarified all this information, in this post we will leave you a detailed guide so that you can solve the error «the USB device is not recognized», which is very common in some desktop computers and also in laptops using Windows.
How to know if your Windows PC does not recognize the USB device?
The first indication that our device is not working properly is when once plugged into the USB port, we cannot see the drive once we access the "My Computer" folder.
It may happen that on some occasions it takes some time before this icon appears, and for this reason we have to refresh the page, however, the normal and usual thing is that the operating system automatically recognizes the folder and that it also has the folder assigned Leta D,E or a representative letter of the manufacturer's name.
In this sense, when one of the USB devices that is connected to the computer has a malfunction and Windows does not recognize it, the steps to follow are very simple and we explain it to you below:
Start by plugging in and unplugging the USB
Many times it happens that readers suddenly fail and with this they do not recognize said devices the first time, if this is what happens, the first thing you should do is pay attention to the answer that the computer is about to generate, for you can continue with the steps subsequent.
If it doesn't give you any kind of answer, you need to enter the "Control panel", then go to the section «System» and then in the card "Device administration".
Within this window you can check whether your PC has recognized the pendrive you have inserted into your system or not; If the message you see below is "Unknown USB device", we recommend that you perform the following steps.
Start by uninstalling the driver.
- Once this is done, proceed to reinstall it again with the driver that corresponds to it.
- Once you've done the above steps, the last thing you should do is reconnect the USB device you tried to place earlier.
If this error continues to persist, we recommend that you apply the command CHKDSK, which you must insert inside the console, in order to verify that everything inside the external storage unit is in excellent condition. To perform this action, you just need to do the following:
- Start by entering the start menu, then enter "search" and then be able to write the following: CHKDSK D
- There you will see that a black window will appear, with which you will simply have to type the letter S and thus be able to hit the burrow, and in this way be able to initiate the diagnostic process.
- Here you can check if the flash memory it is in good condition.
