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Garmin Devices not recognized in Windows 10.

It is common knowledge that Windows 10 fails to recognize some Garmin devices. While there is a lot of googob on the net, no one offers a simple solution. After all of the troubleshooting and coming up empty, I found a solution that will work, at least for some people. If you have or know someone that has an old working Windows 7 computer lying around that you have access to, (1) Download and install Garmin Express. (2) Register with you email address. (3) When prompted to add a device, plug your device into an available USB port. Garmin Express will recognize your device. (5) Install all or navigate to the software you would like to install and click on the blue button.

Hopefully at some point Microsoft and Garmin will get on the same page and fix this problem. Not everyone keeps old computers lying around and the newest version of Express does not fix this incompatibility.

Hopefully this will help those that have access to a Windows 7 computer. After banging my head against to wall, it's what worked for me. Good Luck.

  • I suggested you Google to find out about mtp mode. I'm not sure what your objection to that is. If on the other hand you're unaware how to switch your device from mtp to mass storage mode you just had to ask. As I'm not in your mind I have no idea how au fait you are with Garmin devices. This should help www.poi-factory.com/.../41416

  • Here's a link: answers.microsoft.com/.../c645b81d-89c3-491c-96cc-2aec98c23409. This was probably the first reference I  found in a long list.

    I don't know if that is factual or not, but as I told the other guy, I was just another person with a problem seeking help. I posted what worked for me in an effort to try to help others.

  • The wording from that site is “This problem occurs because Garmin devices that are formatted with FAT12, FAT16, or FAT32 file systems are not recognized as mass storage devices by a computer or device that’s running Windows 10.”. That is totally different than making the statement that Windows 10 does not recognize a FAT32 partition.  Very early on “SUSSAMB” stated “An easier solution if your Windows doesn't recognise your Garmin is to switch it from mtp to mass storage mode as some Windows set ups struggle with mtp devices.”

  • Okay, fine. I'm not going to debate Symantec with you or the other guy. I posted this thread to try and help people the best I could. I don't understand the nit-picking, so unless you can offer help to people, I 'm done with the discussion because going back and forth with you guys isn't helping anyone.

  • No one's nitpicking but we're presenting facts so folks aren't confused by inaccurate statements. As you don't appear to want to listen I'll close this thread with thanks to @JohnfromPA for his help.