No Drive Letter for WD Elements SE HD on Windows 10

On Windows 10  the Western Digital Elements SE hard disk / drive is not visible on the file explorer, and the following preconditions are fulfilled (i.e. Windows recognizes, that the USB drive has been inserted):

• Windows signals (by a sound) the drive insertion
• The WD Elements Drive is "listed under the USB icon"

Possible solution

Start the Windows "Disk Management tool":

1. Klick on the Windows "Start" icon
2. type "disk"
3. chose "Create and format hard disk partitions"

If the WD Disk is listed without an assigned drive letter,
right click on the drive and choose "Change drive letter and path ..."
where you can assign a drive letter.

For example the result after having assigned the drive letter D: to the WD Disk 1:

Now the WD Drive should appear on the file explorer.

I hope this helps.

Cheers