Fixed: SD Card Not Recognized After you Wake up Windows 8.1, Windows 10

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If your SD card is not recognized when you wake up the computer in Windows 8.1 or a version of Windows Server, or even Windows 10, then it seems that Microsoft has already worked out a fix for you. Let’s have a look at some more details after the image.
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There are various problems link to the SD Card functionality in Windows 8 and Windows 10, and we have previously talked about a bunch of problems, such as the following ones:
READ MORE: Format SD cards on Windows 10 using these software solutions

SD Cards not being recognized by Windows computer – problem solved

Today, however, we won’t be telling you how to fix yet another annoying problem related to the malfunction of your SD card in Windows 8 or Windows 10, but we’ll just inform you that it has been fixed by Microsoft.

So, the problem sounds like this – when you insert an SD card into the SD card reader, the SD card cannot be recognized in one of the following scenarios either immediately after you wake the computer from sleep mode or the computer does not go to sleep but the SD card reader is idle for a long time without an SD card inserted.

This problem has been fixed as part of update rollup 2995388, and unfortunately, there is no hotfix available for download. So, this means that you will have to perform the latest Windows Update to get this fix, as well. This applies to all versions of Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8.1 as well as Windows RT 8.1.

Common ‘SD Card not being recognized’ problems

‘SD Card not recognized’ is a common error for Windows 10, 8.1 users. It is important to know that many users managed to fix this type of errors by applying general fixes. We have monitored these issues along the time and have some general fixes for you. Here they are:

The first guide is for general SD Card issues. It can be applied to any SD card out there. The second fix is more for users which use their mobile phones Micro SD cards and have issues with them. We hope that this information will help you and you will let a comment so we could see what solution helped you.

READ ALSO: Fix: Windows Computer Doesn’t Recognize SD Card

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Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time). For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web. Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they're looking for.