# Facing Issues with Etcher Not Detecting USB Drive on Windows 10

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**Category:** balenaEtcher\
**Created:** [July 22, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/facing-issues-with-etcher-not-detecting-usb-drive-on-windows-10/370938 "2024-07-22T09:16:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elodie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/elodie/32/9866_2.png) [@Elodie](https://forums.balena.io/u/Elodie)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/facing-issues-with-etcher-not-detecting-usb-drive-on-windows-10/370938/1 "2024-07-22T09:16:09Z")

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Hello everyone,

I am facing an issue with Etcher on my Windows 10 PC. I downloaded and installed the latest version of Etcher 1.7.7 and am trying to create a bootable USB drive for a Linux distribution; When I open Etcher and insert my USB drive, it does not seem to detect it. The USB drive shows up fine in Windows File Explorer and Disk Management, so I know it is functioning properly.

I have tried rebooted my PC, reinstalled etcher, tried different USB ports and cables, checked for Windows updates and driver updates.

I have also checked the forum [Etcher not recognizing my usb drive](https://forums.balena.io/t/etcher-not-recognizing-my-usb-drive/349687)[ms azure tutorial](https://www.igmguru.com/blog/microsoft-azure-tutorial/) & FAQ sections but could not find a solution specific to this issue.

Does anyone have any suggestions or solutions? 🤔 Could this be a compatibility issue with Etcher and Windows 10, or is there something else I might be missing? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your help & assistance 🙂

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**Author:** ![yawkcorb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e99b99/32.png) [@yawkcorb](https://forums.balena.io/u/yawkcorb)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/facing-issues-with-etcher-not-detecting-usb-drive-on-windows-10/370938/2 "2025-08-01T01:14:08Z")

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I had a similar issue. What fixed it for me: I used MiniTool Partition Wizard and formatted my drive as exFAT. I hope this helps