. ▁ ▁Microsoft ▁Windows ▁ ▁Microsoft ▁Windows ▁has ▁supported ▁M SC ▁since ▁Windows ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁support ▁for ▁USB ▁supplied ▁by ▁Microsoft ▁in ▁Windows ▁before ▁Windows ▁ 9 5 ▁and ▁Windows ▁N T ▁ 4 . 0 . ▁Windows ▁ 9 5 ▁OS R 2 . 1 , ▁an ▁update ▁to ▁the ▁operating ▁system , ▁featured ▁limited ▁support ▁for ▁USB . ▁During ▁that ▁time ▁no ▁generic ▁USB ▁mass - storage ▁driver ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Microsoft ▁( including ▁for ▁Windows ▁ 9 8 ), ▁and ▁a ▁device - specific ▁driver ▁was ▁needed ▁for ▁each ▁type ▁of ▁USB ▁storage ▁device . ▁Third - party , ▁fre ew are ▁drivers ▁became ▁available ▁for ▁Windows ▁ 9 8 ▁and ▁Windows ▁ 9 8 SE , ▁and ▁third - party ▁drivers ▁are ▁also ▁available ▁for ▁Windows ▁N T ▁ 4 . 0 . ▁Windows ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁has ▁support ▁( via ▁a ▁generic ▁driver ) ▁for ▁standard ▁USB ▁mass - storage ▁devices ; ▁Windows ▁Me ▁and ▁all ▁later ▁Windows ▁versions ▁also ▁include ▁support . ▁ ▁Windows ▁Mobile ▁supports ▁accessing ▁most ▁USB ▁mass - storage ▁devices ▁formatted ▁with ▁F AT ▁on ▁devices ▁with ▁USB ▁Host . ▁However , ▁port able ▁devices ▁typically ▁cannot ▁provide ▁enough ▁power ▁for ▁hard - drive ▁disk ▁en clos ures ▁( a ▁ ▁hard ▁drive ▁typically ▁requires ▁the ▁maximum ▁ 2 . 5   W ▁in ▁the ▁USB ▁specification ) ▁without ▁a ▁self - power ed ▁USB ▁hub . ▁A ▁Windows ▁Mobile ▁device ▁cannot ▁display ▁its ▁file