How to Troubleshoot ‘A Device Attached to The System is Not Functioning’ on Windows 10

“Device connected to the system is not working” is a Windows 10-specific error that appears in the form of a pop-up window. You can easily close it by clicking the X button in the upper right corner of the pop-up window.

It usually appears when the PC is connected to an external hard drive, USB port, or other device. In this case, the error simply tries to tell the PC user that the external device is not working properly and needs maintenance.

However, the “Device connected to the system is not working” error message often appears on Windows 10 PCs and laptops that do not have an external device connected to them. It can occur when you try to open a .exe, .doc, .png file, or other file types. Sometimes it interferes with copying files from the desktop to another folder or vice versa. read more

Fixing slow USB 3.0 data transfer speeds

slow USB 3.0 data transfer speeds

If you have just purchased a new USB 3.0 drive (or hard drive) and are experiencing surprisingly slow read/write speeds, read on for a quick fix! A USB 3.0 drive should provide write speeds of at least 15-20MB per second, if not more. But Windows is not properly configured to achieve these speeds by default.

USB drives are commonly used on computers to transfer files such as photos, videos, documents, etc. When transferring large amounts of data, transfer speed is very important.

However, sometimes you get annoyed with the slow transfer speed of the USB. No one wants to wait dozens of minutes for data transfer, especially when you need the data now or you have important things. read more