transfer files from my passport for mac to a windows laptop

TRANSFER FILES FROM MY PASSPORT FOR MAC TO A WINDOWS LAPTOP INSTALL

What is going on here? Please, if anyone has any ideas - I'm stumped. It happens with 2 external hard drives, 2 phones, 4 usb drives, a tablet, and sd cards. I seem to be able to copy files from the drives to the computer, but when writing to the drives it gets stuck. It happens even when I use several other cables to try to connect the device. It happens with all the usb ports (3 on each system).

It happens on both of my systems: An acer aspire one running windows 7, and a compaq presario running windows 10. Usually there is no problem transferring data from a usb connected drive to a different place on the same drive.

TRANSFER FILES FROM MY PASSPORT FOR MAC TO A WINDOWS LAPTOP INSTALL

I try to install the drivers automatically but it just tells me I am using the newest drivers but will not register what the device is or allow me to view or transfer files on the device. It will call it an unknown device with ? next to it in the device manager. Sometimes, after the computer is unsuccessful with the transfer the device is no longer recognized by the computer at all. Most times when I restart it the transfer gets a bit further than it did the time before, but never by much and when moving large amounts of files it makes transferring my media and data impossible. It gives me messages like the transfer could not be completed, that the device is no longer found, or the files aren't available. It always happens partwaY through a transfer. I am having trouble moving data to external sources via USB. I am having an extremely serious and irritating problem - please help if you can.

Transfer files from my passport for mac to a windows laptop