Thus to fix a usb flash drive that is not recognized by your computer you first need to check the device in disk management and then repair it according to the reasons.
Usb stick driver not found.
You have a usb device connected to a usb port on the hub.
This will force your computer to search for the usb key.
Try plugging the usb drive into a different computer and see if the other computer detects it.
You safely remove the usb device from the usb port.
Right click this pc and choose manage.
Once done restart your computer and let windows reinstall the missing driver.
Note this issue affects usb 2 0 hubs and usb 2 0 components in usb 3 0 hubs.
If not move onto the fixes outlined below.
Right click on the faulty usb device and select uninstall to uninstall its driver.
Back to the main interface click apply and then proceed to initiate the pending formatting operation.
Try a different computer.
You reconnect the same usb device or a different usb device to the same usb port on the hub.
Connect it to a different usb port if the usb is not detected in windows 7 8 10.
Check the causes of usb flash drive not recognized.
You can fix them easily though and this is what i am going to tell you in the post.
Try the following solutions if your drive does not appear in disk management.
We will show you the symptoms causes and corresponding fixes for the issue and provide you the useful way to recover data from your usb drive with easeus data recovery wizard.
In its main interface right click the usb drive to be formatted and select format partition.
Issues like device not charging properly usb devices becoming idle after a while file explorer hanging and even usb devices not being recognized.
A usb drive not showing up in windows is one of the commonest issues related to external storage devices.
All these usb related issues are critical and they are all due to a bug on windows 8 8 1 and 10.
In this scenario the computer does not detect the usb device.
In this window you can select a desirable file system ex.
Keep your usb flash drive connected and check it in disk management.
You should directly connect the drive to usb port.
The usb hub does not supply enough power for your drive.
Hopefully one of these will solve your problem.
If it s detected the usb port is dead.
Usb drive not showing up in windows may result from various causes.
Do not use usb hubs.
Try plugging into a different computer or usb port unplug the usb stick from the current port and computer and try plugging into a different computer and or usb port.
If your usb drive is not showing up it could be a driver or hardware issue or the drive is dead.