• Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    2003*

    Never had my PC (win10: 2016-2022 and win11: 2023-now) install a driver for a USB stick ever.
    Even some external devices are painless.
    And I see plenty of PCs in my job.

    Edit: Win7 on the other hand…

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      1 year ago

      I still have it from time to time that Windows has to install a driver for something benign like a thumb drive. Not always, though. And yes, the driver is fixed to the physical port. Using a different port reinstalls the same driver again.

      Experienced this exact behavior on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 and Windows 11.

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      1 year ago

      I once was fixing someones computer booting with Bluescreen, because Windows 7 thought it found newer drivers for USB 3.1, and those newer were causing BSOD

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      1 year ago

      I’ve seen this so often on Windows Vista, and I’ve never seen it on Windows 10.

      Granted, I’ve switched USBs in the meantime, so maybe it’s just the USB?