Windows 10: My Midi keyboard has stopped working could it be a windows 10 driver issue

My M Audio Keystation 49 has stopped working it does not need a driver of it's own but relies on a windows driver it was working until a windows update over a week ago, , although it shows in device manager that its working my DAW is not recognising it, I have tried various USB ports but had no luck can you help. Mr P Reidy

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MIDI Keyboards and Windows 10

Hi, I'm running Windows 10 on a Lenovo Yoga 920.

Disclaimer: I am no computer Guru, but I can read and follow instructions, so here's the story:

I've recently gotten more into composing and making music, and decided to purchase a MIDI keyboard. The keyboard I got is a simple MIDIPLUS AKM320 keyboard. It was a cheap one on Amazon that I thought would be a great first purchase to try something new.
The keyboard says it requires no drivers, and should be plug-and-play and compatible with Windows or iOS. However, when I plug it in, windows registers only for a brief second that I have a USB device connected, and then it disappears. If I go to device manager,
I can find it with the yellow triangle error symbol next to it. It says: "Unknown USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed)."

I have tried updating the drivers with Windows, and it says the latest/recommended drivers are installed. I have also tried downloading drivers from the manufacturer, but they seem to be outdated (for previous versions of Windows) so I tried running them
in compatibility mode, but that didn't work either. I've tried a dozen forum suggested fixes, but nothing has worked. This alone is a little bit discouraging, but I decided I had probably just bought a cheap MIDI Keyboard that wasn't actually compatible with
Windows 10.

Then, I started doing some research, thinking I'd buy a better one, but that I had better find out whether it was Windows 10 compatible or not. Here's where the frustration really started; Every single MIDI Keyboard I found had reported issues with Windows
10 not recognizing the USB device. It appears that plug-and-play devices should be automatically assigned generic Windows MIDI drivers, but nothing happens. Then, when the correct drivers ARE installed, Windows will not assign the drivers to the device or
the drivers will not run on Windows 10, or in compatibility modes. This might be because MIDI Keyboards are not making drivers for Windows 10, but isn't that the point of plug-and-play? Shouldn't the latest version of Windows run a MIDI keyboard EASILY?

So now I have 3 questions:

1. Has anyone run into this issue and actually fixed it?

2. Can anyone explain to me in more detail what exactly is going on with Windows and MIDI Controller Devices?

3. Do any of you use a MIDI Controller with Windows 10, and if so what have you found that actually works. I don't want to buy a new one only to have the same problem.

Thanks!

 

Windows 10 Midi Keyboard not working

Hi Ricky,

To resolve your keyboard issue, we suggest that you follow the steps below:

• Use
  DISM tool to fix some Windows corruption errors.
• Start your PC in safe mode to isolate the main issue.
  If the problem doesn't happen on safe mode, it means that the default settings and basic device drivers aren't causing the issue.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Windows 10 Midi Keyboard not working

I too am having problems with two midi keyboards-both are recognized but neither of their USB midi interfaces work. The units are class complient and have windows 10 64 bit drivers. I do notbelieve the problem is with them as they both work on a windows
7 machine, the problem is with the latest upgrade on windows 10.