Can I plug my windows tablet into my PC and access files over USB like I would with an android tablet?

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sxz

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#177365 31-Jul-2015 08:48

Like the title said. Yes I know WIFI is an option, but ideally I'd like to be able to plug my 7" windows tablet straight into my PC or another PC and copy files back and forth. Is this possible? Why not?

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#1355706 31-Jul-2015 09:20

Typically speaking a Windows device doesn't present itself as a mass storage device like Android does.

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#1355717 31-Jul-2015 09:34

You can with Windows Phone, so when Windows 10 merges with WindowsPhone and we have one single OS then this may be possible.

You can plug a USB to Ethernet adapter in, so this technically meets the requirements of "over USB".

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