USB Device does not autoplay

Faizy450

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Hey.

I've just come across an error which is quite frustrating. I use a Sandisk Cruzer Extreme USB 3.0 32gb flash drive. When I plug the flash drive in, autoplay does not come up however the flash drive shows up on My Computer, but not Device Manager. It does not show up on the tray (the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon), but other USB flash drives do. The drive is fully working and I can transfer files to and from the drive, I just cannot autoplay nor eject the drive safely.

I've done the obvious such as ensuring autoplay is enabled, formatting the drive, trying different ports, and now I'm not sure what the problem can be.

I've observed that it's only the first USB port on the front panel that has this problem, but all other USB drives autoplay fine on this port. (I think only usb 2.0 - 3.0 devices do not autplay)



Any help would be good, cheers.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
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    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel i5 4670k
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    Asus Maximus VII Ranger Intel Z97
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    Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 2x4gb @ 1866Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI Twin Frozr Nvidia GTX 770
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ GL2460HM
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    Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    EVGA SuperNova G2 750W
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    Fractal Design Define R4
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    Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3
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Newer Sandisk flash drives, to be compatible with Microsoft's Windows to Go feature of Windows 8, have to be set as Fixed drives rather than Removable.
Here's a screen shot, I have 2 sandisks 16GB each and disk management show 1 to be removable and the other is a Basic Disk.
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As for showing in system tray. Perhaps you might want to set your BIOS to enable hot swap for Basic Disk.
Autoplay is a nice & convenient feature. However, it is a way for Malwares and Virus to sneak in your PC. I always disable this feature.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1x64PWMC Ubuntu14.04x64 MintMate17x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brewed
    CPU
    I7 4970K OC'ed @4.7 GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI-Z97
    Memory
    16 GB G-Skill Trident X @2400MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual HP-W2408
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    256 GB M2 sm951, (2) 500GB 850EVO, 5TB, 2 TB Seagate
    PSU
    Antec 850W
    Case
    Antec 1200
    Cooling
    Danger Den H20
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance Mouse MX
    Internet Speed
    35/12mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
Newer Sandisk flash drives, to be compatible with Microsoft's Windows to Go feature of Windows 8, have to be set as Fixed drives rather than Removable.
Here's a screen shot, I have 2 sandisks 16GB each and disk management show 1 to be removable and the other is a Basic Disk.
View attachment 47878
As for showing in system tray. Perhaps you might want to set your BIOS to enable hot swap for Basic Disk.
Autoplay is a nice & convenient feature. However, it is a way for Malwares and Virus to sneak in your PC. I always disable this feature.

It doesn't even make the sound when being plugged in or out but it does for other usb 3.0 ports, even though they're set to removable with the same usb drive. It's something wrong with the port configuration or something along those lines.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel i5 4670k
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus VII Ranger Intel Z97
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 2x4gb @ 1866Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI Twin Frozr Nvidia GTX 770
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ GL2460HM
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    EVGA SuperNova G2 750W
    Case
    Fractal Design Define R4
    Cooling
    Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avast Free Antivirus/Malwarebytes AntiMalware
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