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‎08-24-2019 03:29 AM

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My HP Spectre laptop has universal (I think that's what they are called) ports, so I use an adapter for my USB flash drives. All was well for a good year, but now I get the following error messages when I plug in a flash drive:

 

"This file does not have an app associated with it for performing this action. Please install an app, or if one is already installed, create an association in the Default Apps Settings page". 

 

Also:

"USB device not recognised.  The last USB drive you connected to this computer malfunctioned and Windows does not recognise it". Then the drive doesn't show up in my File Explorer. All my flash drives work fine on my desktop at work, and this happens with both my adapters. 

 

Any suggestions as to how I can fix this?

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