Hi Tony,
Thank you for your interest in updating to Windows 10 Technical Preview.
- Floppy Drive support in Windows 10? There were some questions I read, that mentioned the absence of USB Floppy Disk Drive drivers in Windows 10 Preview, but I'm not sure if USB Floppy Disk Drives are supported in the final Windows 10 version that's available now.
- 3.5' USB External Floppy Disk Drive Portable 1.44 MB FDD for PC Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7/8/10 +Dustproof Scratch-Resistant External Bag Case,No External Driver,Plug and Play.
Please answer this question to get more clarity on this issue.
- Does the computer recognize any other USB device?
This issue might occur due to incompatible or outdated drivers and missing updates. I can understand that it must be difficult for you when things are not working as it should. Sorry to know that you are facing this issue.
The Driver Update Tool – is a utility that contains more than 27 million official drivers for all hardware, including floppy disk drive driver. This utility was recognized by many users all over the world as a modern, convenient alternative to manual updating of the drivers and also received a high rating from known computer publications.
Let us follow these methods and check if this helps.
Method 1.
You may update the Audio or sound driver from Device Manager manually and check if this helps.
1. Press (Windows key + X) and click on “Device Manager”.
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2. Expand “Universal Serial Bus”.
3. Right click on the video driver and select “Update Driver Software”. Once this is done, restart the computer and check if the issue persists.
Further, you may also look for optional updates in Windows Updates to see if there are any additional updates related to this device and install them as required.
Method 2.
If the driver update does not help then I would suggest you to completely uninstall the USB driver and reinstall it to check if this helps.
Follow these steps.
- Press “Windows key + X” and click on “Device Manager”.
- In the list of devices, you should see the USB device.
- Right click on the USB device and then select 'Uninstall'.
- In the uninstall dialog, make sure you select the option to delete the driver package from the system. This causes the driver package installed earlier to be deleted.
In the Action menu of Device manager, select “Scan for Hardware changes” option. This will force the computer to recognize any hardware changes. Once the driver is installed, close all windows and restart the computer.
Reply with the status of the issue and we will be glad to offer our assistance.