USB not recognized

Situation: the client uses Windows 10. Randomly his computer doesn’t recognize USB drive with this message: USB not recognized

Resolutions:

Method 1
Reinstall device drivers
Download the latest drivers for your USB device and install it. If there are no new drivers available just continue with the next step.
Open Device Manager. You can do that by pressing Windows Key + X and choosing Device Manager from the list.
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Locate the device driver and right click it.
Choose Uninstall device to remove the driver.
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Restart your computer.
Method 2
Change Power Management settings for USB Controller
Open Device Manager.
Find Universal Serial Bus controllers section and expand it.
Right click each driver named USB Root Hub and select Properties.
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Go to Power Management tab. Make sure that Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power is not checked. If it’s checked, uncheck it. Click OK to save the changes.
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Repeat the process for all USB Root Hub drivers.
Restart your computer.
Method 3
Uninstall the USB Controller
Open the Device Manager.
Find Universal Serial Bus controllers and expand it.
Right click the first driver in the Universal Serial Bus section and click Uninstall.
Repeat the process for all drivers in the Universal Serial Bus section.
Restart your computer.

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Bob Lin

Bob Lin, Chicagotech-MVP, MCSE & CNE Data recovery, Windows OS Recovery, Networking, and Computer Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Install and Configure Windows, VMware, Virtualization and Cisco on http://www.HowToNetworking.com

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