How to Fix USB Ports not Working on Windows 10

In this tutorial, we are going to troubleshoot and hopefully solve your problem with USB ports that aren’t working. This problem is most likely software-related.

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0:00 USB Ports not Working Intro 0:28 Scan for Hardware Changes 1:01 Update USB Drivers 2:20 Uninstall USB Host Controller 3:11 Power Settings for USB

So, for instance, when you connect something with a USB port, you hear the connection establish but the device isn’t detected.

First things first, if you haven’t already, reboot your PC. A reboot can do wonders at times, so it’s always worth a try.

Scan for USB Hardware Changes

Go to the Windows search bar and search for Device Manager. Click on it. There are quite a few things we can try here. In device manager, you should see Universal Serial Bus Controllers somewhere at the bottom. Right-click on it, and select the first option, Scan for hardware changes.

When this is done, you can check for the first time if your USB Ports are working once more.

USB Port Update Drivers Windows 10

We stay in Device Manager. Click on the little arrow next to Universal Serial Bus Controllers. This opens a dropdown. Next, right-click on USB Root Hub and select Update driver.

Click on search automatically for drivers. When it didn’t find a better driver, you can click on search for updated drivers on Windows update.

We have one more thing to try when it comes to updating the drivers. Again, right-click on USB Root Hub. Select Update driver. Then, click on Browse my computer for drivers.

Select let me pick from a list of available drivers. Here, you want to select the USB Root Hub. Click on next.

Additionally, to be sure right-click on the host controller device as well and execute the previous steps to potentially update the drivers. The name will most likely differ from mine but it should have Host controller in it. When this is done, check if this fixed the USB ports not working in Windows 10 problem.

Uninstall USB Host Controller

We can stay in the Device Manager for the last time. With this method, we are going to reinstall the USB device. To do this, right-click on the host controller for your USB device.

Select Uninstall Device. Once you do this, there is a big chance that your Universal Serial Bus controllers disappear from the Device Manager. If it didn’t, or if you don’t see a host controller on your screen, you can click on the other USB devices and select Uninstall device.

After doing so, you need to reboot your PC. The USB device and drivers install automatically during the reboot. Hopefully, your USB ports are back to normal. If not, we have one more method to try.

USB Power Saving Settings

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