Windows 10: MIDI devices not working properly

Discus and support MIDI devices not working properly in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I just started having problems with my MIDI devices about a week ago. At a certain point they just disconnect from Windows, and only work again when I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by GrahamKC, Jul 7, 2020.

  1. GrahamKC Win User

    MIDI devices not working properly


    I just started having problems with my MIDI devices about a week ago. At a certain point they just disconnect from Windows, and only work again when I restart my computer. It's not a software problem, because it happens in different programs, and it's not a problem with the devices themselves, because it happens with every MIDI device I use. I've tried different USB ports, different cables, etc. Up until recently if I turned off a device and turned it back on again, Windows would recognize it. Now I have to restart my computer. There are so many forums and articles addressing this issue but nothing has helped, and now I have no idea what to do. I've reinstalled drivers, disabled USB suspend, etc.

    :)
     
    GrahamKC, Jul 7, 2020
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  2. Junaid_A Win User

    Bluetooth MIDI device visibility problem in WIN10

    Hi Ota,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community forum.



    • What is the make and model of the machine?
    • Are you aware of any changes that happened on the computer prior to which the device disappeared from the list of available devices?
    • Do you see any error message/code when the device disappears?


    Meanwhile, you may want to try the steps listed below and check if it works:

    • Right click the Sound icon on the taskbar and choose
      Sounds.
    • If your MIDI device isn’t listed there, right click on an empty space and select
      Show Disconnected Devices and Show Disabled Devices to see if the device is visible.


    We await your response,

    Regards,
     
    Junaid_A, Jul 7, 2020
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  3. Bluetooth MIDI device visibility problem in WIN10

    Hello. Although WIN10 allows you to connect a BlueTooth MIDI device, the following problem occurs:

    Although BT MIDI devices (in my case Roland GO: KEYS) can be paired with the computer - "paired" appears in the connection manager and the keyboard apparently communicates with the computer which accepts MIDI data - for example in MIDIberry, in DAW programs
    (like Sonar, Ableton, NI KontaKt, Sibelius, etc.) the device does not appear in the list of available MIDI devices. As if not present.

    2 times it happened that all of a sudden, a message came out of the notification center: GO: KEYS MIDI is ready for use and the device was visible and functional in all applications. It took only a few hours until it stopped showing up again. Are you familiar
    with how this works and how can you solve it? The device is listed in the device manager and the drivers are updated. Thank you.
     
    Ota Kaštan, Jul 7, 2020
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  4. MIDI devices not working properly

    Windows 10 Midi Keyboard not working

    Here is some more detail on what I did to solve the issue.

    First I connected all of my midi devices at once regardless of it they work or not. I did this so device manager shows me what is really going on in the next step. I have quite a few devices doing midi or usb.

    Second I started control panel, went into device manager, changed view to show hidden devices and expanded down the sound, video, and game controllers. I right clicked and uninstalled any midi devices that were grayed out
    and had a non-grayed out duplicate, right before doing this make sure to unplug the devices your having issues with, windows will warn you to do so. This removed quite a few devices as windows
    installs a new one every time a device is plugged into a different usb port is used even if it's the same device.

    Third, I checked the Unistall Korg midi-device utility. You can get this from korg's website and it installs as part of their usb driver. It works even if you don't have korg devices and you can uninstall after you fix things. When I ran the installer
    I verified that I had free midi ports below port 10 after the clean up from step 2. Before step two my problem devices were getting assigned midi ports in the high teens/low 20's.

    Fourth, I plugged in the problem devices and turned them on letting them reinstall. I then again ran the korg uninstall midi-devices utility and verified the problem devices grabbed a midi port under 10 which they did, for me I had three problem devices.
    I verified all the problem devices now work.
     
    DodgingRain, Jul 7, 2020
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