USB stick shows as local disk

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  1. ComputerGeek
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    whs said:
    If MS were smart, they would make that Windows to go available for everyone. Now we resort to Linux to go and eventually we will like that so much that we do not need Windows any more.
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  3. jumanji
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    Since Dec 2013 all SanDisk flash drives are again "removable"

    Removable Flash Drive Recognized as a Local Disk and not a Flash Drive
    Last edited by jumanji; 17 Apr 2014 at 23:52.
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