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[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Meanwhile, Windows in 2023: "oh, you plugged the same flash drive into a different USB port? Better reinstall a new set of drivers!"

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

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...

[–] [email protected] 13 points 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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