usb support

For years, the promise of USB-C on laptops has been simplicity and universality: one port, one cable, any device, anywhere. Yet for many Windows users, the real-world experience has often been anything but that. Countless stories abound across forums and tech support lines—of monitors failing to...

For years, one of the most persistent frustrations facing Windows laptop users has been the muddled world of USB-C. Promoted as the universal, do-it-all port, USB-C promised to unify charging, data connectivity, and display output under a single, reversible connector. In reality, the experience...

Parallels Desktop 20.3 introduces a suite of enhancements that significantly improve the virtualization experience for Mac users. This update focuses on bolstering x86 emulation, integrating OBS virtual camera support, enabling USB device functionality in macOS virtual machines (VMs), and...

Nothing says holiday cheer (or New Year’s prep) like a fresh Windows update, right? Microsoft has unwrapped another crucial update for Windows 11, and it's all about sealing up cracks and bolstering your user experience. This time, the spotlight falls on five major bugs that were causing...

Editor's take: Windows 11 24H2 increasingly shows how the Windows Insider program does nothing to improve Windows security and reliability. The number of show-stopper bugs experienced by customers who updated to the latest OS version is staggering. Meanwhile, Microsoft is just saying that...

For many tech enthusiasts, Windows Millennium Edition (commonly known as Windows Me) conjures up memories of frustration and instability. Released back in 2000, this operating system wasn’t exactly embraced with open arms. Far from it! User experiences widely ranged from frequent crashes to...

I have got v7.2 installed on my machine. All updates for win 7 are installed. Macrium reflect has performed beautifully up until now... Knowing that my machine is getting a little long in the tooth relative to USB performance, I installed a PCIe USB3 card from StarTech. After installation was...

I have a G19 and a mouse. And both of these wont work when i try to do a installation of Windows 7. It will get up to the first dialog screen but i cant go any further due to the devices not working. In the bios the USB legacy is enabled. and the mouse also works in the bios. This the MB i have...

Link Removed Since Windows 8.1, Microsoft has been providing native support for 3D printers with most popular printers already enabled via USB plug and play (see this Link Removed). Today, we have added a new Windows 10 IoT Core sample app, “Network 3D Printer” that adds support for an even...

I recently upgraded from Win 7. I had all upgrades for Win 7. When I DL'd Win10, it took about 12 hours and I assume that was normal for my DL speed, 786, I believe. Went well and I had no problems and saw that Win10 did appear to run faster than Win7. When I tried to connect a scanner, Epson...

Hi I'm interested in buying a pad computer. It's something that both myself and my wife have a use for. It's clear that the iPad 3 is the state of the art pad computer. But I'd like to have a Windows based pad so I can use the software that I'm familiar with and get for free, like my music...

All I did was open a video strored locally with no connection to the internet. Shut down computer properly. I go to start it up and start up repair kick in. I have let the thing run on startup repair over night and a total of 12 straight hours. It reboots once, maybe even twice. Then it just sit...

Hi all, I really need help with this problem. Shortly after installing the latest intellipoint drivers suggested by Windows 7 along with several other updates from windows update, my Microsoft Keyboard stopped working after windows boots up. The mouse works fine but the keyboard does not...

Today, I received an Ipad 2, only to find out that it has a thunderbolt port on it. The only port on the Ipad 2 is the thunderbolt Port, besides the slot for the cards and an adudio jack. I own no Macs, only PC's with windows 7. When I went the Ipad 2 shopping, I said to all the Staff that I had...

I have a Toshiba PX 1394-3G500 External HD which was great for all my music, films,family pic,etc. It worked fine in Win XP Pro but now I have installed Win Ultimate 64 bit, it won't recognise it. So I can't access my pics, which is a real bummer !! Any help/suggestions would be much appreciated...

Link Removed - Invalid URL Leading user interface designers UI Centric today announced details and first images of their upcoming tablet computing interface for Windows 7 devices – codenamed Macallan. The Macallan user interface (UI) is designed from scratch specifically for tablet/slate...

I've had some recent issues with Win 7 not acting properly, and the latest now is where I seem to have lost my keyboard support for some reason. I know the KB is working ok in the current port as I've checked it in XP on another drive, but it won't work in ANY port in Win 7 this morning. All...

Hello, Wondering if someone can help me. I'm trying to install Windows 7 Ultimate on my computer, and it keeps freezing. It will boot off the DVD and get to the swirling windows (starting windows...) and then freezes on a blank screen. I have just updated my BIOS to the latest, and i've...

Found this out on the web for those interested...This is a specific tutorial on installing Win 7 on a Virtual disk... Link Removed However..keep in mind the Windows 7 Beta and Virtual PC 2007 - Additional Info: Microsoft Virtual PC • USB is not supported, although standard peripherals...

During the initial install, I had come across a few problems as a result of poor configuration, on my part, of VM. Hard drive would not detect, USB would not read, no sound, and no internet connectivity. So just in case, for anyone who may be installing through virtual, the settings I found to...