Fix Windows 7 SP1 USB Storage Device Access Failures

    Fix Windows 7 SP1 USB Storage Device Access Failures


    Posted: 28 Jul 2011
    In specific scenarios, customers attempting to access a USB storage device from Windows 7 will be unable to do so.

    In the eventuality that the process doesn’t fail, it may take a very long time before users see any results of their action.

    Microsoft has officially confirmed the issue and revealed that customers running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 can also be affected, just as those leveraging Windows 7 SP1.
    Fix Windows 7 SP1 USB Storage Device Access Failures - Softpedia
    Posted By: JMH
    28 Jul 2011



  2. Dave76
    Posts : 12,177
    Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
       New #1

    Nice find, have seen this issue posted, thanks for the info.
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  4. NoN
    Posts : 4,166
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 - x64 [Non-UEFI Boot]
       New #2

    Thanks JMH, might put that in forum section "Windows Updates & Activation"!
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