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The usb c displays tag on WindowsForum.com covers the practical side of connecting monitors that carry USB-C alongside their video inputs. Discussion here focuses on why the USB ports built into a monitor may appear dead in Windows even when the picture looks fine, and how the upstream cable between monitor and PC determines whether keyboards, webcams, flash drives, and wireless receivers are detected. It also touches on the difference between the display connection and the monitor's internal USB hub, a distinction that explains many support tickets where HDMI or DisplayPort video works but attached peripherals do not.
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    Fix Monitor USB Ports: Connect the Upstream Cable

    Those two USB ports on the side or rear of a monitor are usually not spare connections for video. They are the visible end of a built-in USB hub, and whether they work depends on a separate upstream connection between the monitor and the PC. Engadget’s guide correctly identifies the mistake...
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