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title: "Why won't my computer recognize my external hard drive after a Windows update?"  
description: "Why won't my computer recognize my external hard drive after a Windows update?"  
author: "Amartya Singh"  
published: 2024-01-12  
updated: 2024-01-13  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/109139/why-won-t-my-computer-recognize-my-external-hard-drive-after-a-windows-update  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting"]  

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# Why won't my computer recognize my external hard drive after a Windows update?




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