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FIX: The specified module could not be found USB error
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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One of the most annoyingerrorsthat you can experience with yourUSB flash driveisThe specified module could not be founderror.Thiserrorcan prevent you from accessing your files, so today we’re going to show you how to fix it onWindows 10.
What to do if the specified module is missing
1. Scan yourUSB driveforviruses
The specified module could not be founderrorcan sometimes be related tovirusinfection.
To ensure that you don’t infect your PC, we advise you to scan your drive with antivirus software. In addition to your regular antivirus, we advise you to use malware removal tools such as Malwarebytes or similar.
For some additional options, check outthis guidewith the best anti-malware software available right now.
If you find anyviruseson your drive, be sure to remove them. After removing theviruses, try to access yourflash driveagain.
If you already have anantivirus for flash drives, you’ve automatically verified that the infected USB does not spread a virus to your computer. Following that, you may run a scan on the USB to ensure it’s clean.
To make the process more interesting, consider installing a portable antivirus on your flash drive, which is frequently used by experts to do an emergency scan of a virus-infected PC system. This ensures that no virus gets onto the USB in the first place.
2. Use Command Prompt
The specified module could not be foundalso appears if the attributes of yourflash driveare modified. This usually occurs after a virus infection, so if you haven’t scanned yourflash drivealready, we urge you to do so.
To change the attributes of yourflash drive, do the following:
After doing that, you should be able to access your flash drive without any issues.
Some users are also suggesting copying the contents of yourflash driveto yourhard driveand then use the Command Prompt to fix the problem. To do that, follow these steps:
If your Shift key isn’t working, fix it quickly with the help of thisuseful guide.
Now you should be able to access backed up files without issues. Last thing that you need to do is to format yourUSB flash drive. To do that, follow these steps:
After your drive is formatted, you should be able to access it without any problems.
The specified module could not be foundUSB error will prevent you from accessing files on yourUSB flash drive. Users reported that changing the attributes of yourflash drivecan easily fix the problem, so be sure to try that.
In addition, it’s always a good idea to scan yourflash driveand be sure that it’s clean fromviruses.
If you have any other suggestions or questions, feel free to leave them in the comments section below.
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Milan Stanojevic
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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
