Windows 10: Devices and Drivers

Hello Community; I have an HP desktop with an OS of Windows 10 . I am trying to attach an external device to my PC by USB with a cable that is supplied by the company that I purchased the device from. I have a program on my PC where information is put in the program and then it is transferred to the external device.

My device is recognized by my PC on com port 4, but when I try to transfer the info, an error message indicates that an "INVALID COM PORT SETTING".

I checked in the device manager on " ports COM & LPT for settings. What I found was " Device USB\VID__26AA & PID_001B\000000000000 REQUIRES FURTHER INSTALLATION "

What is the fix so that my external Device will work properly. I checked on Microsoft for this driver and the instruction on how to uninstall this incomplete driver and possibly install a new driver for my device.

Can anyone tell me if this is the correct procedure to get my USB ports working properly ??

Thanks fo any help.

Beep01

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Laptop driver/reformat question

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Taskbar bug: switching to another window -will not appear at the front


Follow either of these steps to fix the issue with the Active window hiding behind.

Method 1:
I suggest you to disable window by hovering over it with the mouse and check if it helps. To do so I suggest you to try the below given steps and check if it helps:

1. Press Windows key + X key and click on Control Panel.
2. Select or click Ease of Access.
3. Click or tap onEase of Access Centre.
4. Click on Make the Mouse Easier to Use was uncheck Activate Window by hovering over it with the mouse.
5. Check if issue is resolved.

Method 2:
I would suggest you to completely uninstall the touchpad driver and reinstall it. Kindly follow the below given steps.

1. Press “Windows key + X” and click on “Device Manager”.
2. In the list of devices, you should see the touchpad drivers.
3. Right click on the device and then select "Uninstall".
4. In the uninstall dialog, make sure you select the option to delete the driver package from the system. This causes the driver package installed earlier to be deleted.
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Try Uninstalling your device first, restart and then Install again.

Step 1:

• Open device manager by right clicking This PC and select Manage. On the left pane, click the same.
• Under Mouse and pointing devices, right click the synaptics driver and click Uninstall.

Step 2:

Restart when prompted. Remember, Restart!

Step 3:

Install the synaptics driver again using the setup utility provided by the manufacturer