Windows 2000 has support (via a generic driver) for standard USB mass-storage devices Windows Me and all later Windows versions also include support. Third-party, freeware drivers became available for Windows 98 and Windows 98SE, and third-party drivers are also available for Windows NT 4.0. During that time no generic USB mass-storage driver was produced by Microsoft (including for Windows 98), and a device-specific driver was needed for each type of USB storage device. Windows 95 OSR2.1, an update to the operating system, featured limited support for USB. There is no support for USB supplied by Microsoft in Windows before Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0. Microsoft Windows has supported MSC since Windows 2000.
Most mainstream operating systems include support for USB mass storage devices support on older systems is usually available through patches. While MSC is the original abbreviation, UMS (Universal Mass Storage) has also come into common use. An action camera being accessed via mass storage device classĭevices connected to computers via this standard include:
