

USB pen drives, SD cards or external hard drives usually offer you an easy way to back up and transfer your data. Overview of pen drive or USB flash drive not showing in computer Pen Drive Not Showing in File Explorer & Disk Management Plug the device into the computer after it's finished rebooting.1.

Once all registry keys containing VID_0781 have been deleted, reboot your computer.Ĩ. Simply skip over these keys if you receive a message that the key cannot be deleted.ħ. NOTE: Under Windows 7, 8 and Vista, some registry keys may be protected and cannot be deleted. Repeat this process until the search returns with No results Found. Right-click the highlighted registry key and select delete.Ħ. Press the F3 key to find the next registry key that includes VID_0781.ĥ. Once the search finishes, right-click the highlighted registry key and select delete.Ĥ. From the registry menu, click Edit and choose Find.ģ.

Deleting registry keys other than keys that include VID_0781 MAY cause your computer to not boot properly.ġ. WARNING: DO NOT delete any registry key other than keys that include VID_0781. STEP 2 - Remove SanDisk info from the registry Name the file SNDK.reg and save it to your desktop. From the registry menu, choose File > Export.Ĥ. Window 10 : Type regedit, in the 'Search the web and Windows' field (lower-right) and then select 'Regedit - Run Command'.ģ. Windows 7, 8 and Vista : Click the Start button, type regedit in the search box, and then press Enter. Windows XP: Go to Start > Run, type in regedit and then click OK. Removing the registry keys created on installation of your SanDisk product will allow the computer to fully reinstall the device and may resolve the issue. Please reference the following articles first before attempting the instructions in this article.Ĭruzer flash drive NOT detected by Windows PCĬruzer flash drive could not be detected due to drive letter conflictĬomputer cannot detect SDHC (4GB-32GB) memory cardĪ corrupt registry entry could cause your SanDisk product to not be detected by the computer. Note: This article is advanced troubleshooting for a rare condition wherein a flash drive stops getting recognized on a Windows computer, but is still working on other computers.
