Resolution. To prevent users from connecting to USB storage devices, use one or more of the following procedures, as appropriate for your situation. If a USB storage device is not already installed on the computer, assign the user or the group and the local SYSTEM account Deny permissions to the following files: %SystemRoot%\Inf\Usbstor.pnf.

Summary. This step-by-step article describes how to force Windows to use a standard VGA mode driver that is included with Windows. This procedure is useful in the following scenario. If you install Windows on a computer that is using an unsupported video adapter, Windows Setup installs a standard VGA mode driver.

Fixes an issue in which an attached eSATA drive is treated as a fixed data drive for BitLocker Drive Encryption service. This issue occurs on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

Use this app to try to recover lost files that have been deleted from your local storage device (including internal drives, external drives, and USB devices) and can’t be restored from the Recycle Bin.

Scan a picture or document with Windows Scan app. Find saved scans. Learn how to install a scanner and use it to scan pictures and documents in Windows 10.

Fixes an issue in which a very large incorrect value is returned by the RegQueryValueEx function when you use the function to query the value of the "Avg. Disk sec/Transfer" performance counter on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7.

Restart your computer using the computer's power button. When prompted, press any key, and then follow the instructions that appear. On the Install Windows page, or on the System Recovery Options page, choose your language and other preferences, and then click Next.

Double-tap or double-click the drive that Windows is installed on (typically, the C: drive). Double-tap or double-click the Windows.old folder. Double-tap or double-click the Users folder. Double-tap or double-click your user name. Open the folders that contain the files you want to retrieve. Copy and paste the files that you want from each ...

What is indexing? Indexing is the process of looking at files, email messages, and other content on your PC and cataloging their information, such as the words and metadata in them. When you search your PC after indexing, it looks at an index of terms to find results faster. When you first run indexing, it can take up to a couple hours to complete.

This update includes a fix for an incorrect device driver (“Microsoft – WPD – 2/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - 5.2.5326.4762”) that was released by a third-party on March 8, 2017 that affected a small group of users with USB connected phones or other media devices that rely on Media Transfer Protocol (MTP).