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In this article we will discuss about how to Fix USB Ports Not Working issue on Windows. USB, which stands for “Universal Serial Bus,” is a standard way for digital data to be sent over short distances. A USB port is a standard way for computers and other consumer electronics to connect to cables. With the USB port, you can connect the USB drives to your computer or other electronic device and then transfer digital files. The USB port can also be used to power USB devices that need it by sending electricity through the USB cable.
Most computers have more than one USB port, and these ports are important for you. But when you use a computer, not everything just works perfectly. The problem with USB port not working in Windows 10/11 can happen out of the blue. Your PC or laptop’s USB ports may no longer work. To Fix USB Ports Not Working issue on Windows, you need to figure out what’s going wrong. Here’s what you need to know to quickly get your PC or laptop’s USB ports working again.
Check if the device itself is faulty
- If the USB device was working before you upgraded to Windows 11/10, it’s unlikely to be faulty. But coincidences do occur.
- It’s certainly possible that your device just happened to die right at the same time that you upgraded Windows. So it’s best to rule that possibility out for sure before spending time on more complex troubleshooting.
- To check if the USB device is faulty, simply unplug it (‘Eject’ it if it’s a USB storage device) and plug it into another computer.
- If it works, the device is fine.
- If it doesn’t, then you’ve isolated the problem! You just need to buy a replacement.
Reinstall Drivers
Drivers cause a lot of problems in Windows OS. Most of the time, this is because the driver wasn’t installed correctly or was set up wrong. Even if a USB port isn’t working, you can probably fix the problem quickly by checking the drivers. Here are the steps to follow:
- Open the device manager on your Windows laptop or desktop.
- Navigate to the Universal Serial Bus Controllers section.
- Locate the USB Root Hub.
- Remove the existing drivers before reinstalling them.
- Right-click the USB Root Hub and select “Uninstall.”
- Repeat the previous step for all USB Root Hub options, if there are multiple.
- Restart your computer after removing the drivers.
- Allow Windows to automatically install the driver for the USB ports.
- If the drivers are not installed automatically, use the Device Manager to look for hardware changes and attempt to install the drivers manually.
Check your power management settings
Windows turns off your USB controllers when they’re not being used to save power. When they’re needed again, Windows turns them back on. Sometimes, though, this method doesn’t work as planned, and Windows doesn’t turn your USB controllers back on. Stop Windows from “managing” the power to your USB controllers and devices to find out if this is the problem:
- Type “Device Manager” into the Windows search box to open Device Manager.
- Grow the branch for Universal Serial Bus controllers.
- Double-click the first USB Root Hub device in the list. (If you only see one USB Root Hub device, that’s fine.)
- Click the tab called “Power Management.”
- Uncheck the box that says “Let the computer turn this device off to save power,” and then click OK.
- Repeat steps 3 through 5 for each Universal Serial Bus controller on your list of USB Root Hub devices.
Check Registry Editor
You can also check the Windows 11/10 registry editor to see if a wrong entry in the registry is causing the problem. Keep in mind that making the wrong changes to the registry can cause problems with the OS that can’t be fixed. So, it’s smart to make a copy of the file before making any changes.
- To open the registry editor, press the Windows key and the letter R at the same time, then type regedit in the empty field and press enter.
- Now you need to copy the address here and paste it where it says “Computer.” Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class{4d36e965-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
- This will take you to the exact folder where the changes need to be made.
- Find the LowerFilter and UpperFilter lines on the right side of the window. When you find these entries, delete them.
- Now, close the editor and Restart your computer again.
- Most likely, whatever was wrong with your USB drive should be fixed now.
Check your power supply
The USB ports on your laptop get power from the power supply. If it doesn’t do this right for some reason, the devices that are plugged into those USB ports might stop working. This can sometimes be fixed easily:
- Pull out your laptop’s power cord and charger plug.
- Restart your laptop.
- Plug your USB device back into your laptop.
- Connect the power source again.
In modern science fiction movies, technology never seems to have simple problems. For example, interstellar star cruisers never have Wi-Fi that doesn’t work or USB ports that don’t work. In the real world, annoying problems like this happen all the time, and USB ports that don’t work right are at the top of the list. Here are the best seven things you can try to fix a USB port that only works sometimes, won’t charge, or doesn’t recognize a device. If you want to know more information about this Visit Official Microsoft Support site.