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Universal Serial Bus; an interface standard for connecting computers and electronic devices for communication and charging.

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Xbox One Controller not identifiable in Windows 11

A friend's Xbox One controller suddenly stopped working on Windows 11 so I've been helping to troubleshoot. Connecting the controller to the Windows 11 PC results in a USB Device could not be ...
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USB-Ports do not work completely on a DELL Latitude D620 with Windows 10 (SSD)

I have equipped my old DELL Latitue D620 notebook with an SSD and installed Win 10 Pro on it. The overall performance is surprisingly good. Now I also have a port replicator, which has a total of 4 x ...
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Reverse connections on usb-c hub?

I'm wondering if it's possible to reverse the connections on a regular usb-c hub so that, for instance, I can have a single usb-c cable for all the functionality of a PC. So for instance, if a ...
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NVMe M2 damaged by wrong m2 adapter?

I bought a M2 NVMe drive (Samsung PM991) and an M2-to-USB-adapter. I did not check thouroughly the adapter capability, it was not compatible for NVMe-drives but an NGFF. The drive was not recognized ...
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Combine two touch monitors into one big touchscreen

I have two identical touch monitors installed side by side and want to use them as a single big touch screen. Currently I'm using Windows 10, but switching to another OS is also possible. The displays ...
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How to find out PCI device by Location Path

I want to find out the PCI device in Windows Device Manager. I got this location path from: Device Manager - Bluetooth - Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) - Properties - Details - Location paths ...
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How can I get the OpenBSD Install Shell to populate the /dev directory with my USB drive so I can install the firmware from it?

I am in the process of trying to install OpenBSD 7.3 via the install73.img file. I do not have the ability to install via a wired connection, so I need to install the iwm wireless firmware via a USB ...
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IP-over-USB for Linux? [duplicate]

I would like to transfer large files between two computers. The machines do not have 10G ethernet ports but do have USB 3.2 gen 2 ports. Does Linux have any solutions for doing point-to-point IP over ...
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Cannot connect second monitor to laptop through a docking station

I have a problem connecting my second monitor to my laptop through a docking station. It used to work but suddenly it stopped. One day I mirrored my laptop to my TV and after instance I could not ...
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Can't Safely Remove USB, handle on MasterFileStatus.db

The "Safely Remove" function for USB drives does not work on my system. I always get the standard message: Problem Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device This device is currently in use. Close ...
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Dell's Diagnostics say USBStatus Failure - what does it mean?

When I run a diagnostic test on my 5 year old Dell Inspiron it says the following I have been facing a small problem recently. I want to know if it's related to this. I have wireless mouse with a USB ...
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How best to overcome USB 3.x cable length limit?

My boss recently gifted me an Elgato HD60 S capture card that he was not using. I plan to use it to stream Nintendo Switch and/or Wii games to Twitch; I cite these two consoles because I would be ...
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weird internet connectivity issue

I have dual boot system. using an internet connection which automatically disconnects for few minutes then connects back on work for 10-20 seconds and then disconnects for another few minutes. Same ...
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External USB Hard Drive Disconnects When Unused

I have a "TerraMaster D2-310 USB Type C External Hard Drive RAID Enclosure USB3.1 (Gen1)" that works fine, except if it not used for a while it becomes invisible to the PC, even if the PC is ...
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Telling windows 10 which Wifi Ethernet adapter to use on a laptop with an external high gain TP Link Wifi Adapter

On my Dell Windows 10 labtop I have an internal Intel wifi adapter. However since that is sometimes not good enough at getting a wifi signal from a far away router I have an additional TP link archer ...
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QEMU: passing usb devices running fullspeed to vm with ehci usb controller running lowspeed

I have Windows XP VM with GPU passthrough and would like also to pass usb keyboard and mouse to it. I am doing the usb passthrough with: -device usb-host,vendorid=0x1e7d,productid=0xafca \ -device usb-...
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Misconception of MS-DOS booting process?

I was using the latest version of Rufus (more precisely, Rufus 4.1.2045 Portable) to createa a bootable MS-DOS USB drive. This works well, after booting, the ver command shows the following. Windows ...
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can't access larger than 32GB USB drive in Linux (Slackware 14.2)

I have no problem accessing all USB media of up to 32GB in size. Today I tried using a 64GB stick and while the system recognizes it as a drive it cannot access the single partition. When I tried ...
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Rolio Wi-Fi Adapter 1800Mbps drivers for Ubuntu

I recently bought a Rolio Wi-Fi Dongle 1800Mbps: https://rolio.nl/new-wifi-adapter.html I don't see any instructions about running it on Linux and can't seem to find the chipset its using to install ...
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How to make my PC become an "psudo/fake" external display for android phone via USB ports (without using any USB to HDMI dongles)

I want my Android phone to recognize my PC as its external display (psuedo/fake or virtual displays) via USB connection (USB-C - USB-A cable or TCP connection) without using any USB to HDMI dongles or ...
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Poor Quality from USB Video Device on VLC

I am having trouble using VLC to use my USB Capture Card as it is outputting porr quality. The quality is blurry or pixilated. I have looked around on many forums and videos to see if they can help ...
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How to install Mercusys wifi adapter?

I am running Kali Linux as a virtual machine in VirtualBox. I have a wifi adapter from Mercusys which I would like to install, but I don't really know how to go about this. The model of wifi adapter I ...
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Headphone volume randomly jumps

I've had the following issue that has happened for the last year or so off and on, but has gotten much worse recently. I'm running Windows 11. I have a set of headphones that has no volume control. ...
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All USB connected devices seem to turn off and restart after a few seconds - happens every few hours

I've seen this error happen to a few others so thought I'd see if anyone has solved this type of issue. I recently built a PC a few days ago, with an i9-13900k and a 4090. motgherboard GIGABYTE Z790 ...
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Hard drive error, cable fault

I was transferring many files to an external mechanical USB3 exFAT formatted HD and suddenly the usb cable was slightly moved, causing an error. It was not clear why that happened, maybe the socket on ...
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USB Microphone Shows Up in Device Manager, but not Windows Sound -> Recording

I have a blue snowball usb microphone, and it shows up in device manager under "Sound, video, and game controllers". However, when I go to the sound control panel, under the "Recording&...
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Folders have become read only and files write protected when moving data from one PC to another

I moved some images and videos from laptop A(windows 7) to laptop B(windows 10) via a 16GB USB. But when I tried to copy the files from A to USB, it said the remaining files were 'Write protected' ...
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I'm using Ethernet to USB-C adapter. Will it still work if I disconnect the wireless card?

I'm not a hardware person so please bear with me. My laptop (Acer 3) has only a wireless module (card?) but I need ethernet, so have one of those ethernet adapters that plugs into the USB-C port. I ...
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How can I use 96kHz sampling frequency on USB audio on Ubuntu?

My system is System: Ubuntu 22.04LTS Kernel: 5.15.0-76-generic #83-Ubuntu OS is up-to-date. I bought an USB Bluetooth dongle ("Qualcomm 24Bit 96kHz USB Bluetooth 5.2 aptX HD audio"). When I ...
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Is there a USB device that will both take HDMI input and send out mouse/keyboard signals to a USB input?

I have an Unraid server that can run headlessly most of the time, but it's occasionally useful to see video output from the server and have keyboard/mouse control for either accessing the BIOS or the ...
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Internal SSD is picked up as Windows To Go workspace [duplicate]

I just upgraded to a 1TB M.2 SSD in my ASUS TUF Gaming A15 laptop. To do this, I used a 2TB external SSD and Clonezilla. However, after the upgrade, Windows will now display this message on boot: ...
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What can I do to get my docking station to connect to my desktop over USB-C? [duplicate]

Goal / Problem I am looking to connect a new docking station to my home desktop. Unfortunately, when I connect my dock's cable to the USB-C port on my desktop, nothing appears on the screen connected ...
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Is this keyboard latency test accurate for both PS/2 and USB keyboards? How can I test the latencies of keyboards?

I plugged in my old PS/2 keyboard while getting my USB keyboard clean and dry, and I think I feel it has lower latency, and I want to test the latencies of the keyboards now. According to the test at ...
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Does connecting a USB keyboard to a PS2 port with a USB to PS2 converter reduce its latency? [duplicate]

I plugged my old PS2 keyboard while getting my USB keyboard clean and dry, and I think I feel it has lower latency... Apparently PS2 is just better than USB, but I'm used to the physical aspect of the ...
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A USB pen drive being used to run a persistent Live debian system randomly generates "tag#0 device offline or changed" errors in the middle of use

For the last fourteen years I have been running Linux from USB pen drives, using an install of Debian Live running in persistent mode. I am irrationally in love with running Linux this way. I ...
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Is there an easy way to check what speed your USB device is connected in Windows 11 [duplicate]

Sometimes I plug my USB HD and when I copy something it goes slower than other times. If I reconnect it may solve the problem. What I want is an easy way to check what speed the device is connected, ...
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Trouble writing arch-linux.iso with USB-Imager software

I recently corrupted my hard disk while partitioning it and I couldn't boot in my Arch Linux installation. I repartitioned my hard disk drive by booting from an already existing .iso file, but this ...
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Elgato Facecams are not recognized after reboot until plugged out and in

I have several cameras on my PC (2x Elgato FaceCam, 1x Insta360 Link, Logitech C920 and a noname USB camera with focal length adjustment (magnifier). Motherboard is a X670 AORUS ELITE AX with an ...
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Connecting two computers with MIDI via a USB Host-Host cable?

I am currently looking for a way to connect two computers with MIDI. I need to connect my Raspberry Pi to my Linux desktop. Are you able to do that with a USB3 Host-to-Host cable? Or is there a ...
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USB devices disconnect when in use [closed]

I am being zapped by electricity when i touch the PC case sharp corners where there is no paint for long time now however usb card reader used to work before it started to constantly getting ...
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How long do it take to fully format USB drive 2TB 2.0?

Since I can't find any answer from the internet, I hope someone will help me here. I have just bought a 3.5$ USB drive 2TB 2.0. When I transfer my video file to the USB, the 3 first video is working ...
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How to transfer files between a phone device and Windows 11 in a direct simple way?

I want to access my phone device with Android 11 (One Plus 6), from my desktop computer with Windows 11 Home. According the "Check for updates" tool in Windows 11, my Windows installation is ...
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"USB-Device not detected" - internal USB 2.0 ports

I reclaimed my motherboard (ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4) some time ago and installed a new one in my setup because I was having problems with overclocking and XMP among other things. Another ...
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how to allow using only specific usb flash drive in windows

The company I work for sells devices that run Windows 10/11, I need the device only use our company's usb flash drive, the total requirements are: When other U disk is inserted, it should not be ...
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USB 3.0 port not working with my HDD

I have a Seagate 1TB HDD with a USB 3.0 cable. When it's plugged I to the USB 3.0 port on my laptop I cannot wrote files to the hard drive. I can view the files and even copy files from the hard drive ...
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How to identify computer through usb device?

Is it possible to identify to which pc usb device is connected inside usb device? Dose computers send any identification information to usb device when you connect usb device to the computer? Assume, ...
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Windows 11 Installer not showing my USB [closed]

Currently, I am attempting to run Windows 11 Home/Pro from a USB, on an intel based MacBook Air 2017. I booted the installation media, and I can bypass all the windows 11 TPM, SecureBoot and RAM ...
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GRUB Message Encountered Installing Ubuntu 22.04 (from USB) onto a Windows 10 System

I have a problem similar to the one described at: How to resolve Minimal BASH-Like line editing is supported I had a fresh install of Windows 10 on a computer (Intel NUC10i7FNHN that I just purchased)....
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Dead USB: Is there a way to recover data from it?

I have this USB stick which seems to be dead. dmesg -w command: [ 6283.970828] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 16 using xhci_hcd [ 6284.123086] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=048d, ...
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USB passthrough to VM with maximum isolation from host

I'm thinking of experimenting with some USB devices in a virtual machine (preferably QEMU). For security reasons, I don't want to let them interact with the host. Things I've tried: Doing nothing ...
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