How to clear USB disk usage traces in Win10? Detailed steps to clear USB disk usage traces in Windows 10

php editor Xiaoxin will introduce to you the detailed steps to clear the traces of U disk usage in Win10. In daily use, we often use USB flash drives to transfer files, but some usage traces will be left on the USB flash drive, which may include file records, thumbnails, cache, etc. This information may sometimes cause some privacy and security issues. In order to protect the security of personal information, clearing traces of U disk usage has become a necessary operation. Let’s take a look at the specific steps below!

Detailed steps to clear U disk usage traces in win10

Users can first check the U disk usage record [Through the registry information, you can see the history of U disk insertion and removal]

1. [Run Dialog]

On the Windows 10 computer desktop, right-click the Start button in the lower left corner, and then select the "Run" menu item in the pop-up menu. Or press WIN R simultaneously on the keyboard to open the run window.

2. [Regedit]

Enter the command Regedit in the opened run dialog box, and then click the OK button.

3. [Registry]

At this time, you can see the opened registry editor window and continue to the next step.

4. [Registry Key]

Locate the registry editor to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet00X, where X can be any number, such as ControlSet001, ControlSe002 and other registry keys.

5. [History]

Then expand the registry key ControlSet001\Enum\USBSTOR in order, and you can see all connected files below USB device.

6. [Details]

Click on any of the devices to see the detailed information of the device in the window on the right.

Then delete the record [Manual deletion: Similar to the viewing method, it is divided into three steps, each one is indispensable, and the order cannot be reversed! 】

Step one: Set the environment variable. The variable name is "devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices" and the value is "1".

Step 2: Open the Device Manager and check "Show Hidden Devices" in the "View" menu. If you have opened Device Manager before, close it and reopen it.

Step 3: Clear all the gray icons under the three columns of "Disk Drive", "Storage Volume", and "Universal Serial Bus Controller". Note that it is all! Right-click on the gray icon and select Uninstall.

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