Windows 10: USB ports stop working after boot

I bought a new laptop (Dell Inspiron 5000 i7) last week, and after some Windows updates, my USB ports have stopped working; that is to say, when I boot up the computer, if I plug in my drawing tablet (Huion 610PRO), it will work for a few minutes, abruptly stop, and then I'll the following notification: "the last USB device you connected to this computer malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it."

I've tried updating the USB drivers; Windows says they're up to date. I tried disabling the power-saving mode in the USB ports' properties; didn't work. iI tried uninstalling the drivers and restarting my computer; nothing. I tried checking the power supply (unplugging and restarting); no dice.

It's not a problem with the tablet, as it works just fine on other computers. I've only started having this problem in the past few days, and so I'm thinking it has to be caused by one of the updates, but there were so many that I don't know which one is the issue. How can I isolate the problem? If it's not caused by one of the updates, what can I do to get the ports working properly?

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USB 2.0 Ports Stopped working

Hello,

I recently noticed my USB 2.0 ports have stopped working, but my USB 3.0 port is functioning perfectly.

Steps i have tried:

- Restarting

- Searching for device changes in Device manager

- running troubleshooter

all these suggested fixes didn't remedy the issue, its a bit of an inconvenience that i only have one functioning USB port

Thanks

 

USB Port Oddities


Ok, let's see it with pictures step-by-step. First right-click on the USB device and select Update driver software:





Then select Browse my computer for driver software (LAST option) :





The select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer (LAST option) :





Then select the standard driver from the list and click next:





Click next/OK as required to complete installation. Repeat the steps for all Intel USB devices. Finally click on each USB root device and press DEL to delete it, reply YES when asked. After deleting all USB root devices restart the computer.

I hope this is detailed enough...

 

USB ports and memory card reader stopped working

My usb ports and memory card reader stopped working...they were fine yesterday.

Anyone have a suggestion?