To access hidden devices in Windows, do the following, go to Control Panel->System Properties->Advanced->Environment Variables, select New, add

devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices

as the Variable name and 1 as the Variable value.

Then go to Control Panel->System Properties->Hardware->Device Manager then click on View->Show hidden devices. You will now be able to see ALL of the devices including every removable device that was ever plugged into the machine.