This has suddenly started happening.
This is not happening with the same external hard drive but all of them.
When I connect an external hard drive, it is slow to appear or does not appear at all and I need to go to 'This PC' to open it.
Not sure why this has happened, but I'm wondering if a driver has got corrupted?
Can I refresh something so if there is corruption it will fix it?
I did run 'Analyze' under 'Optimization' and was the told the drive has 0% fragmentation.
Suddenly? (nothing happens suddenly!!!) That is a moment to think back. Nothing happens suddenly with Windows on a certain moment. You made changes there. It once worked and after "that" it didn't... So can you recall what you have changed? First reaction? Undo that change. And try again.
Not solved? Your system is damaged for unknown reason. Do an In-place-Instalment first. It will not affect your personal data. It will refresh your Windows engine again to a good state. Try this option first! This task will take up some time. Just do it! See and react back again if this solved your problem......
I've not changed anything as far as I can remember.
I did start using a portable version of 'Handbrake' yesterday, but I can't remember if this problem was happening before I started using 'Handbrake'.
I'm pretty sure it was happening before.
I don't install a lot of programs and haven't installed any new programs for many months.
Any updates, I update using UnigetUI.
Update: I always shut down my laptop at the end of day. I decided to restart again, which I did do before asking this question, and this time I've tried 3 different external hard drives and they all worked normally.
I don't know what was going on but it seems alright for now.
Baffled.
Just relax. You may see not "important changes" but your system does. It reacts. And the reaction is "off" as you expect from a healthy Win 11 25H2 system. Don't be baffled. Your system reacts not normal. That is nothing to worry about. Not everybody is a "rocket scientist". Want to solve your situation?
it's solved now. There must be seemed a "glitch" That is solved now.......... For the time being. If it comes back? In-stall-Installment. Seriously!!
