sandisk cruzer blade 8gb

Newer flash drives are configured as Fixed drives rather than Removable to conform to Windows 8’s new requirements.

If you want to use the drive to install Windows 7 try the trick posted here:

http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/All-SanDisk-USB-Flash-Drives/Sandisk-Extreme-USB-3-0-Windows-Installation-fails/m-p/298071#M5484