Windows 10: USB 3.1 controller on Surface Book 3 downgraded to USB 2.0 Windows 11

Hello. I'm a happy owner of Surface Book 3, a great little machine. But suddenly my USB 3.1 controller started to behave like USB 2.0. In Bluetooth and devices all my external SSDs say that this device could run faster in connected to USB 3 port. In AIDA64 in USB controllers there is Surface USB Hub in USB devices and it says that USB 3.0 device is connected to USB 2.0 port.. I tried to delete usb controllers in device manager, reinstalled Surface Drivers and Firmware to latest, removed it and reinstalled again, then reset my Surface to default hence reinstalled Windows 11 from scratch an

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Boot Surface Laptop to USB - no Volume button

Hello Jimmy,

This doesn't list the "Surface Laptop", but you might give it a try to see.

*Arrow Boot Microsoft Surface from a USB device

Otherwise, you should be able to use OPTION ONE below to boot from the USB from advanced startup.

*Arrow Boot from USB Drive on Windows 10 PC Windows 10 Installation Upgrade Tutorials

 

Microsoft surface 3 usb?

Bought a reconditioned surface 3 it's great I have windows 11 on it it's running smooth however only 2 usb ports 1/ standard size

2/ micro

In the bumf that came with it it says micro usb is for charging but wouldbt any port ( standard usb ) be OK to charge? Thanks

 

Installing windows off of a USB stick

Step By Step from vista:
From admin cmd prompt

1. diskpart
1a. list disk
2. select disk 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
3. clean
4. create partition primary
5. select partition 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
6. active
7. format fs=fat32
8. assign
9. exit

Copy Windows Vista's DVD ROM content to the Flash Drive

xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\ (d being your vista cd and e being your usb stick)

And that's it, boot off your usb disk