Windows 10: Windows 10 does not detect my USB MIDI nor does my DAW. Any suggestions?

After a few months of retirement. I plugged my midi controller back in to play a little piano but my pc no longer detects the midi keyboard. I went to Device Manager - Show Hidden Devices, however It is not listed. Any help or suggestions would be great!

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MIDI KEYBOARD NOT DETECTED BY PIANOMARVEL INSTRUCTION SITE

• Have you already checked if the device shows in the Device Manager?

Yes. Just checked and both MIDI keyboards are listed.

• Have you tried testing the device to a different PC and the same issue occurs?
  

Yes....I just hooked up a Dell Pro Windows 10 laptop purchased late last year. 00325-80685-21181-AAOEM. I plugged in the AKM320 MIDI keyboard - (no drivers needed) The system sounded but did not show the AKM320 in Device Manager. I did the same with the
ACORN Masterkey 49 with the same results. I did open the Piano Marvel site and try to get a recognition of either keyboard, and non were even listed. They did list on my main computer, but did not light up the site indicator for a MIDI signal being received
as already reported.

Also: I activated a Windows 7 computer here and plugged in the AKM320 MIDI. The device appeared in "game controllers" I installed another DAW in that computer- Cake Walk and was able to get the computer and DAW to read my signals from the AKM keypad. I
went to the Piano Marvel site but the same outcome occurred- the site did not read my signals from the MIDI key board.

• Are you getting any error messages when connecting the device to your PC?

When I turn on both piano MIDI keyboards without the DAW running, no error or notice appears--but a connection sound does occur. However when I turn on either keyboard
while the DAW is running, I get a notice that a MIDI device has been added.

• What build and version of Windows 10 are you using?

2017 Windows 10. I do have an ID number...****************- installed in 2016

I really appreciate your interest in this issue and am glad to check any other areas for you. I have tried everything with no success. One bit of info....There are two programs I've tried to use both of which have a midi keyboard detection in their programs.
Sight Reading Practice - Piano Music Sight-Reading Practice and Piano Marvel both do not read my midi keyboards. (But my DAW reads both and plays notes) Also a program called MIDI OX was installed by Piano Marvel's tech and the program detected both MIDI's. I am glad to pay for
any consult should it become necessary.

Thanks again,

MTM

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MIDI USB Class Compliant Devices Do Not Work in Windows 10

Hey I had the same exact problem and this is how I fixed it, even if it doesn't work everytime! (but it is repeatable with an high rate of success)

My keyboard is a CASIO CTK - 2400 and I run win10 on a Laptop/Tablet configuration.

This is how I managed to make it work and what I suggest you try:

-Connect the keyboard to a USB 3.0 port and turn it on (this is how I did it so I suggest you try this before trying it another way)

-Go to Settings>Devices>Connected devices and click on Device manager

-Check for the connection (my PC did recognize the keyboard as an unknown USB device)

-Press right click on Sound, video and game controllers and select "Scan for hardware changes"

-When I did it the PC finally recognized the keyboard showing a CASIO driver

after that the keyboard wouldn't still send MIDI signals but I knew it was recognized so I insisted to find a way with the DAW Fruity Loops and this is how I make it work every time!

-turn off the keyboard

-open the DAW and turn on the keyboard

-refresh the MIDI device list

-when it's connected to the USB 3.0 port it works only briefly (couple seconds)

-when it's connected to the USB 2.0 port it works perfectly (just a really tiny lag but it may be because of the keyboard anyway nothing too bad)

-sometimes it stops working even when plugged in the USB 2.0 port my suggestion is to reset the DAW and then the PC and see if it fixes it

This is not ideal for live perfomances... but good enough for studio sessions.

I hope this was of help, God bless!

 

USB midi controller and Windows 10 update

Hi, I have an M-Audio Oxygen 8 midi controller keyboard that I was using through usb into a DAW (Reaper) for producing music.

It was working until the last Windows 10 update, but now Reaper doesn't recognise that I've got the device connected...nothing shows up as a midi device.

I've uninstalled all the USB connection in Device Manager, and the Unknown Device too, and restarted.

The USB connections all appear again, when I plugged in the midi controller it was installed as Unknown Device with no drivers.

What do I do?

Thanks