I know once your newer than XP the software is pretty buggy (and it's not exactly amazing in XP)

This video is for Win10 but would think it still works for 11?
https://youtu.be/Of9aVq_cQQQ?si=-zECKqLIlXSdwOEI

Must admit I copy files from my modern PC's across the network to my XP rig and use the gotek software on that, but each to their own.

Thanks for the vid, but he seems to have different problems than I do.

I tried some other Chinese software, it says it formats the flashdrive, but actually doing nothing.

I was thinking, maybe it has to do with some policy restrictions on Win11? Denied access to floppy drives in gpedit.msc? I have a Win11 Home version btw.
Firewall restrictions? (but he seems to be quiet)

Deflektor wrote on 2024-05-20, 03:26:

Thanks for the vid, but he seems to have different problems than I do. […]
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Thanks for the vid, but he seems to have different problems than I do.

I tried some other Chinese software, it says it formats the flashdrive, but actually doing nothing.

I was thinking, maybe it has to do with some policy restrictions on Win11? Denied access to floppy drives in gpedit.msc? I have a Win11 Home version btw.
Firewall restrictions? (but he seems to be quiet)

Win7 still works, paranoid Win11 no longer allow such operations.

DarthSun wrote on 2024-05-23, 12:29:

Win7 still works, paranoid Win11 no longer allow such operations.

Yep. Yesterday I tried to clone my win98 SSD and under Win11 it also permits me with "access denied" in any software like Acronis, Easeus, Macrium reflect.

Under win7 - no problems.

Deflektor wrote on 2024-05-24, 03:13:

DarthSun wrote on 2024-05-23, 12:29:

Win7 still works, paranoid Win11 no longer allow such operations.

Yep. Yesterday I tried to clone my win98 SSD and under Win11 it also permits me with "access denied" in any software like Acronis, Easeus, Macrium reflect.

Under win7 - no problems.

I use a CD/DVD/Pendrive boot for cloning. But anyway, Poweriso and USB Image Tool are still working from win11.

DarthSun wrote on 2024-05-23, 12:29:

Deflektor wrote on 2024-05-20, 03:26:

Thanks for the vid, but he seems to have different problems than I do. […]
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Thanks for the vid, but he seems to have different problems than I do.

I tried some other Chinese software, it says it formats the flashdrive, but actually doing nothing.

I was thinking, maybe it has to do with some policy restrictions on Win11? Denied access to floppy drives in gpedit.msc? I have a Win11 Home version btw.
Firewall restrictions? (but he seems to be quiet)

Win7 still works, paranoid Win11 no longer allow such operations.
floppemuwin7.jpg

Older OSes (pre-Win10, not macOS) don't support multiple partitions for removable media, such as USB pen drives.
Or rather, they always show first partition only.

Maybe that's why Windows 10/11 have trouble with the Gotek software; they perhaps get into the way of the multi-partition thing somehow.

Jo22 wrote on 2024-05-24, 17:44:

Older OSes (pre-Win10, not macOS) don't support multiple partitions for removable media, such as USB pen drives. Or rather, they […]
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DarthSun wrote on 2024-05-23, 12:29:

Deflektor wrote on 2024-05-20, 03:26:

Thanks for the vid, but he seems to have different problems than I do. […]
Show full quote

Thanks for the vid, but he seems to have different problems than I do.

I tried some other Chinese software, it says it formats the flashdrive, but actually doing nothing.

I was thinking, maybe it has to do with some policy restrictions on Win11? Denied access to floppy drives in gpedit.msc? I have a Win11 Home version btw.
Firewall restrictions? (but he seems to be quiet)

Win7 still works, paranoid Win11 no longer allow such operations.
floppemuwin7.jpg

Older OSes (pre-Win10, not macOS) don't support multiple partitions for removable media, such as USB pen drives.
Or rather, they always show first partition only.

Maybe that's why Windows 10/11 have trouble with the Gotek software; they perhaps get into the way of the multi-partition thing somehow.

It is possible, I didn't pay attention. I have recently been using 2 FAT32 partitions on USB external SSD. There is an interesting thing, XP does not see SSD at all, dos/win98 yes. Dos boot is caused and the extended partition can be seen.

If you're using the stock GoTek firmware (and *NOT* FlashFloppy), you can get around the software issue by formatting the USB drive in the Gotek itself. (If your GoTek has a knob, it's probably running FlashFloppy and the thoughts below won't apply.)

If I recall, insert a USB drive you don't mind erasing and hold both buttons at the same time for a few seconds. It will format the USB into the 100 partitions.
You can then connect a GoTek to a modern PC using a "USB to Floppy" adapter, it will present each slot to Windows as one drive at a time. Then, block copy software (such as WinImage) can be used to write an image file to the selected floppy slot on the GoTek without needing the GoTek software.

Personally, I switched to the FlashFloppy firmware for my GoTek and never looked back. With FlashFloppy, you can read any image file directly on modern machines and copy the image files to a USB drive in Explorer as regular files, skipping the conversion/block writing steps. FlashFloppy doesn't require any special software on the PC to read/write the images But I find HxC Floppy Emulator to be helpful if I want to make a.disc or edit an image.