
Please refer to your My SanDisk at kb.sandisk. We remain at your service should you require any additional information. Please allow us to inform you that new certification requirements for WIN 8 requires flash drives to identify as fixed disk.įlash drives identifying as fixed disk show as Hard Drives when viewing them in Windows Explorer (for all Windows OS versions). I understand that you are inquiring why your flash drive shows as a fixed disk instead of removable media. It is our goal to make sure you have all the resources you need to get the most from your product. Thanks for contacting SanDisk Technical Support. I was told windows has made a change that USB drives are not suppose to show up as USB drives anymore, someone a San Disk:
