Sandisk Extreme 64GB - make it a fixed drive?

“In my opinion, SanDisk should provide free exchange of any drives that are not Windows 8 compliant.”

Have you written to them to ask that? 

http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5232/~/return-material-authorization-(rma)-process

BTW I believe SanDisk has stopped making the Windows 8 to Go USB drives.  Too many people complained they didn’t work with their old USB apps that need removable drives.