john786 Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Ever since going from Win 7 to Win 8.1,The computer can no longer recognise external drives. It also seems to kill the drives as a result. Only by reinstalling Win 7 can I get the drives to work again an somehow restore the files on the drive. I have tried on win 8.1 to uninstall and reinstall the USB controller drivers, update the motherboard software but still it does not work. Can anyone suggest a fix?I am installing a clean, full Win 8.1 version on a formatted HDD. Never had a problem with XP/Vitsa/7 ever. Only happens with 8.1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Windows 8.1 has been withdrawn by Microsoft as being unfit for general use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Do you external drives show up in Device Manager, ( open Charms bar, click Settings, Control Panel, Device Manager, and see if they show up under, Portable drives or USB controllers.Also are you using USB 3.0 or 2.0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBlows Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 I have a similar problem.Non of my devices (printers and Monitor) are being picked up by windows 8.1. Was ok in windows 8. The printer driver is part of the W8.1 OS and the old driver cannot be deleted?Word and Excel can see the printers and is functional , the monitor is currently a paper weight! Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 I have a similar problem. Non of my devices (printers and Monitor) are being picked up by windows 8.1. Was ok in windows 8. The printer driver is part of the W8.1 OS and the old driver cannot be deleted? Word and Excel can see the printers and is functional , the monitor is currently a paper weight! Any advice? See my reply #2 above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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