[Quick-fix] My Windows 10 Computer Does Not Detect Micro SD Card Inserted in The Slot

If you meet the error “My Windows 10 computer does not detect Micro SD card Inserted in the slot”, calm down. Here a quick-fixes guide you can work out.

Posted by @Lucas December 17, 2024 Updated By @Lucas June 19, 2024

Micro SD cards have become an essential storage solution for various devices, including smartphones, cameras, and laptops. However, encountering the frustrating issue of a Micro SD card not being detected by a Windows 10 computer is not uncommon.

Typically, you can insert a micro SD card into a card reader to connect it to a computer and access its contents on a PC. However, numerous users have encountered an issue where the Micro SD card not accessible to appear on Windows 11/10. Several factors can contribute to this problem, such as malfunctioning Micro SD card reader, Micro SD card corruption, damage, or breakage and missing SD card drivers.

To check your Micro SD card, you can try your Micro SD card on another computer if there is something wrong, you can use Disk Management to change drive letter and paths to fix the error.

Or, you can go to Device Manager to update driver.

If repairing Micro SD card failed, the only choice is to format the Micro SD card. NTFS and FAT32 file systems can be formatted on your Windows tools. But if your Micro SD card is using Ext2/3/4 an exFAT, then you can download AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard (free) to format your card.

AOMEI Partition Assistant

The Best Windows Disk Partition Manager and PC Optimizer

The operation is quite simple. After install and run the software, locate the SD card, right-click the partition on it and choose “Format Partition”. Then, choose one among the listed file systems. If you want, you can also change cluster size of or add partition label to the SD card partition.

Now, Return to the main interface. Confirm your operation and click “Apply”>“Proceed” to commit it.