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Geordie
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Jan 17, 2016
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WNDR3700v2 attached USB drive is lost to Windows 10 following a reboot

After I reboot my pc running Windows 10, it is unable to reconnect to a WD 500GB USB drive attached to my WNDR3700 router, over both wired (Broadcom Netlink Gigabit Ethernet card) and wireless (Broad...
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  • doraemon's avatar
    doraemon
    Jan 25, 2016

    Perhaps that particular computer needs reformat? 

    Try to back up and format.

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doraemon
Prodigy
Jan 18, 2016

So when you lose it from your computer, the USB drive is still accessible from your tablet and your Bluray?

If yes, then it could be something on that Windows 10 PC.

You may want to try to scan it for some malwares or have it reformatted.

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Geordie
Tutor
Jan 25, 2016

I have done a full sweep of the system using ZoneAlarm with nothing found. Since the tablet works okay, I know it is not a fundamental problem with Windows 10. I read some other threads about a similar issue with Windows 8, but did not find a solution there.

 

Geordie

  • doraemon's avatar
    doraemon
    Prodigy
    Jan 25, 2016

    Perhaps that particular computer needs reformat? 

    Try to back up and format.

    • Geordie's avatar
      Geordie
      Tutor
      Jan 25, 2016

      Do you mean reformat the drives, or reinstall Windows 10?

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        doraemon
        Prodigy
        Jan 25, 2016

        It could be both. 

        Since the other Windows 10 doesn't have any problems at all.

        But then again that's a tablet they're both different.