A USB drive will be displayed as a removable disk or portable device when it is properly connected to a Windows computer.
To verify Windows detects the USB drive:
1. Connect the USB drive to the computer
2. Press the Windows Key ()+ E
3. Click This PC (Windows 10 or newer)
The USB drive will be listed under Devices and Drives in Windows 10. The USB drive will be listed under Devices with Removable Storage in the older version of Windows.