Windows stuck at welcome screen if External Hard drive is attached to PC :(

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I bought a My passport 1 TB Recently. Although the drive is perfectly fine, if i boot the computer with it attached to PC, windows is stuck at welcome screen. When i remove it , it boots perfectly fine and then i am able to reattach.

Any solutions for this?

> Which OS are you using?

> Is it 32 bit or 64 bit?

harshilsharma63 said:
> Which OS are you using?

> Is it 32 bit or 64 bit?

32 Bit. I already have 3 USB Ports attached while booting computer( 1 Seagate drive, 1 Wifi adaptor, 1 Wireless mouse adapter) and it boots fine. As soon as i attach the 4th usb port with My passport, windows is stuck at welcome screen.

In your boot preference is external usb drive coming before hard disk?

It's probably because the system is trying to boot the USB device. Check the BIOS settings and set hard drive as your first boot.

Are you using the hard disk in the front ports? If yes then try plugging it to rear usb ports instead.

tubelight said:
It's probably because the system is trying to boot the USB device. Check the BIOS settings and set hard drive as your first boot.

i agree. most probably, this is the reason.