Windows logs different activities under event logs, which can be accessed via Event Viewer, including connecting or removing a USB flash drive. But Windows doesn’t track this thing by default. Instead ...
It survives reboots, updates, and years of inactivity — Windows never cleans it up.
Did you connect your USB drive to your computer, only to find that it doesn't appear in File Explorer and no notification pops up? This problem can occur for several reasons, such as a faulty USB port ...