USB Drive's Default name changed

Karnav Thakur 0
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I accidentally named an empty card reader some name "DONGLE" and it changed the name permanently. Now every new device I put in the port gives it the name "DONGLE" but the device name is emptyscreenshot of the naming

in the screenshot you can see that there is no name to the drive and it's applied, how do I fix this?

EDIT - I can rename the device just fine, it's just that I want to get the default naming back as I have to open properties to change the name. I restarted my lappy and it did nothing

EDIT - Same problem as https://superuser.com/questions/1272115/usb-drives-name-label-was-permanently-changed-while-its-actually-empty-label

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For Windows some easy solution is described in https://www.digitalcitizen.life/4-ways-label-and-rename-any-drive-windows/

Open File Explorer and go to This PC. There you see all the drives and network locations that exist in Windows 10. Click to select the drive that you want to rename. Then, to access the Rename option, you can click or tap the Computer tab on the ribbon, and then the Rename option.

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Rename all types of drives using their Properties

Another method that works for all types of drives, from mapped drives to partitions and flash drives, is to access their Properties and rename them from there. Accessing the Properties of a drive can be done in many ways. The easiest is from File Explorer. Open it and go to This PC. Then, select the drive that you want to rename from "Devices and drives" or "Network locations." Go to the Computer tab on the ribbon, and then click or tap the Properties button.

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Rename all drives with a drive letter from the Command Prompt or PowerShell

If the drive that you want to rename has a letter assigned (like a USB flash drive), you can rename it using a simple command. Open the Command Prompt or start PowerShell as an administrator, and enter this command: label DriveLetter: NewName. For example, to rename the I: drive to CITIZEN, we typed: label I: CITIZEN. To execute the command, press Enter on your keyboard.

source : https://www.digitalcitizen.life/4-ways-label-and-rename-any-drive-windows/

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/usbcon/usb-device-specific-registry-settings

For administration of USB devices in Windows USB Deview can also be used https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html

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