usb devices

Not sure what is going on here. I had firefox running and suddenly this browser has taken a turn for the worse...adverts up the ying yang. Now it appears I have lost functionality of Windows IE9 browser. Browser says I have IE10 installed...I hit the home icon and I am taken to Firefox. What...

Not sure if I am in the correct forum for this question but, please indulge me. I use a VPN for downloading Netflix as I live in Japan and this bloody country has not allowed free downloading of Netflix from the US. Anyway, I have found lately that after about 20 minutes of viewing the monitor...

When I plugin an external USB hard disc or USB stick it appears that Windows 7 pops up a dialog window asking me: "Do you want to scan and fix removable disc?" After reading a while in Internet I saw two methods for disabling these popups: 1.) Disabling service "Shell Hardware detection"...

Hello, I have a Toshiba laptop and just installed windows 7 recently. I have installed all necessary drivers: Intel, Realtek, ATI Radeon Card, Toshiba controller. The BSOD only occurs in these time: when booting Windows Booting screen, at the log in screen, and in some strange manners (I have a...

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SYSTEM: Core-i5 3470 - 8Gb Crucial 1333Mhz - XFX Pro Core PSU - Gigabyte H77 board - Samsung 840 SSD Hi Ive recently been having problems on my PC which started when I ran a program called DSL Stats alongside Avast Internet Security that had replaced Norton Internet Security (uninstalled, then...

I've had a couple of problems within the last few days, but even though they have similarities, they also had quite different aspects also, so I'm not certain whether they are related or not. The first time I got a blue screen when I had Disk Management format a hard drive that had disappeared...

I have discovered a strange issue with my USB ports. My external hard drive was reporting that it encountered an error and needed to be checked. I allowed Windows 8 to automatically fix the error. The wizard got about 70% done and then reported that it had failed. I then entered the...

Hi, I have a "SanDisk Ultra CompactFlash" 4GB card and an internal card reader (HP desktop). When I insert the card into the reader, the green light above the slot turns on as if it recognizes the device, but it doesn't show up. Device Manager says that the driver is installed and working...

New external HDD won't show in "Computer" l Have searched a lot, but only find comments directing me to Disk management and Device manager. The Ext. HD is not showing there either. Power light is on. This is a Lacie 2 TB Minimus USB 3.0 External Hard Drive...

Fixes an issue in which some USB devices do not work after you resume a computer from hibernation. This issue occurs on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. More...

Hi, a few days ago I was playing a game online with friends (Minecraft if needed) and my keyboard stopped working. It is a logitech wireless keyboard, so at first I assumed it was out of batteries. I got completely new batteries, but it didn't work even then. I then unplugged it and my PC...

Fixes an issue in which some USB devices do not work after you resume a computer from Hibernate mode. This issue occurs on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. More...

System: Custom Build CPU: AMD FX4100 Quadcore @ 3.6GHZ Motherboard: Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Bios Rev F5 Beta (FX/Steam CEG Crashfix) Ram:8GB Type(s) DDR3-1333 1x 4GB , DDR3-1333 2x 2GB 1 Slot avilable HDD's: 1x 500GB WD "BLUE" Drive Sata II 1x Maxtor 200GB SATA 3.0GBps Videocard: AMD Radeon HD5750...

I've established that this is a grounding issue. About one third of the time, if I plug a USB device in, ANY device, the monitor will go blank, audio will stop, and I have to manually force a restart. If I tap the device on the metal case before plugging it in, and let the static discharge, the...

Hello everyone, I've been using these fourms for a few years sense I built my computer. I was having hardware issues and you guys helped me fix my computer before, I think I have a more serious problem than I had before. I'll try to keep this as short as I can, I've had a lot of computers over...

OK so this is with my sisters laptop, everything was apparently fine one day & not working the next. I've read it may be a driver issue & have re-installed the correct (I think) driver version, but this hasn't fixed the problem. Is there anything else I can try..? Thanks.

This article describes why specific USB devices may not be available for RemoteFX USB redirection, and how to make them available. More...

Hello, maybe this is a very stupid and paranoic question but i have a pc and a laptop both with Windows 7... Whenever i enter to Devices and Printers on the laptop it enters immediately but when i do the same in PC (which is way more powerful machine) it enters but has a little (i mean...

My Windows 7 desktop will not enter automatic or manual sleep. In both cases the computer does an "unsuccessful shutdown". I have to cycle power to reboot the computer. Restart and Shutdown work normally. I have enabled automatic sleep with both Power Options, powercfg, and BIOS. powercfg...