If you quickly and repeatedly insert and remove a USB device, the USB port may stop responding. When the port is in this state, it no longer recognizes any USB device, and the USB device will not …

Learn how to format a flash drive to NTFS on a Windows PC.

Learn how to move files to a new Windows PC using an external storage device like a USB drive, SD, card, or external hard drive.

Start your device from the USB drive that was created with Recovery Drive. The process to boot from a USB drive may vary by manufacturer, so refer to your device's manual if needed Once Windows …

Installation media, such as a USB flash drive, can be used to install a new copy of Windows, perform a clean installation of Windows, or reinstall Windows. To create installation media, go to the software …

Update drivers through Device Manager in Windows. Tip: The best way to get driver updates in Windows is automatically using Windows Update. For more information, see Automatically get …

Find out how to use a USB flash drive with your Xbox 360 console so you can have up to 2 terabytes of space available.

Learn how to reset your Microsoft Surface and solve problems using a USB recovery drive or Surface recovery image.

Before you start, make sure you don’t have any other USB devices connected to your Surface, including USB mouse devices, keyboards, or other storage drives. Surface will try to boot from any other …

This tool can be used to download the latest version of Windows and create a bootable USB drive or DVD, which can then be used to perform a clean installation of Windows.

Windows normally finds hardware devices automatically when they're plugged into the Windows device and the hardware device is turned on. If the hardware device isn't found automatically, follow these …