Windows 10: A USB port reset request failed.

I have a Wifi usb adapter but I can't use it because Windows doesn't recognise itI have Realtek drivers installed and restarted my pc many times and checked for windows updated but nothingPlease help

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usb port reset fail

Hi Laura,

We would like to know more information regarding the "usb port reset fail" error that you are getting. To verify whether this issue is being caused by the port or the external device, we would like to gather more information:

• What external device are you trying to connect to your computer?
• Have you tried connecting the external device to another port or different computer?
• Have you tried connecting a different external device to the port?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?

Regards.

 

Unknown USB Device (Port Reset Failed)

As I can see you are still getting the same error ‘unknown USB device (port reset failed)’. But don’t worry, you can try the below-working solution to tackle the situation:

1. Unplug USB & Reboot Computer
   
2. Try A Different USB Port
   
3. Uninstall & Install A USB Driver Again
   
4. Change Setting Of The Power Management
   
5. Disable Quick Startup
   
6. Connect USB To Another PC.
   

To know thorough steps of these solutions, simply check out this post: [FIXED] Unknown USB Device (Port Reset Failed) Error – 7 Ways

I hope this will help you. Good luck…!

 

a request for device descriptor request failed

Maybe it's time to step back from the current efforts, and start over. I suggest you read over this excellent tutorial and try all of its steps: [Solved] Unknown USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed) for Windows 10 - Driver Easy. The one that may provide you with some easy relief is the one where you uninstall the device whose descriptor is failing, reboot, and see what happens when device enumeration recurs during boot-up. If you're lucky, it will fix itself.
HTH,
--Ed--