Things You'll Need:
- USB problems
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Step 1
Update your USB drivers. USB or Universal Serial Bus controllers can become out of date on an older computer. Sometimes the only USB troubleshoot necessary is a USB driver update. That is the best case scenario.
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Step 2
Once you finish the first part of the USB troubleshoot by updating your USB drives. Consider uninstalling your USB ports and allowing them to reinitialize. A common USB problem happens when a device is not recognized by your USB drive.
Here is a USB troubleshoot for this common problem. -
Step 3
Go to your desktop, right click on my computer.
Go to Properties, right click the Hardware tab.
Choose Device Manager, scroll down to USB controllers.
Click on the + sign, right click Universal host controller.
Select Uninstall, and you are done with your USB troubleshoot. -
Step 4
Insert the unrecognized device into your USB drive again. If you performed a USB troubleshoot your driver should be fixed. This USB troubleshoot process fixed my USB problems. I hope this information helps you fix your problem, or leads you to another potential solution.










