WDDM service not running. It's only happening to my new computer, my old one opens the 1 Tb hard drive just fine. What gives?. Created by anonymous. Computers & Internet - Western Digital - My Book Essential Edition (WDG1U5000N) 500 GB Hard Drive

WDDM service not running. It's only happening to my new computer, my old one opens the 1 Tb hard drive just fine. What gives?

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WDDM service not running. It's only happening to my new computer, my old one opens the 1 Tb hard drive just fine. What gives?

Computers & Internet - Western Digital - My Book Essential Edition (WDG1U5000N) 500 GB Hard Drive

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Anonymous

Im guessing since you didnt clarify that your NEW computer is running Windows 7 and the old one is running XP or an early version of Vista. The WDDM service software is picky with windows 7. You should download DirectX 11 and update the wddm drivers to 1.1 from the microsoft website.

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