Windows 10: windows 10 Usb ports not reading flash drive

window 10 USB ports not reading flash drives

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Windows 10: USB 3.0 port not reading USB 2.0 flash drive

Hello

I have a DELL laptop that just had a motherboard and hard drive replaced. After re-installing and updating Windows 10 (7th March), I noticed that the USB3.0 port is no longer able to read USB 2.0 flash drives. It still reads my USB3.0 portable hard drive.
The USB 2.0 port still works. Is there a way to fix the USB3.0 port to make it compatible with USB2.0 flash drives again?

Many thanks in advance!

 

Windows 10: USB 3.0 port not reading USB 2.0 flash drive

Hi

Thank you again for the quick reply. I tried your suggestion. I received a message that my laptop already has the latest drivers installed (same message for all 3 options). But, the USB3.0 port still does not read my USB2.0 flash drive.

Regards,

 

USB Ports Not Working

Hi Patrick,

Thank you for keeping us updated.

• Have you tried suggestions provided by Hamilton Apolinario?

If not, please re-install Windows 10 and check the status. If the issue still persists, I suggest you to get the hardware diagnostic done from the manufacturer.

Step 1: Download the Windows 10 ISO (using another computer so you can use USB ports to transfer files)

Refer to the article below and download Windows 10 ISO using Media Creation Tool.

Download Windows 10

Step 2: Make a USB flash drive bootable

Refer to the article to download Windows USB/DVD Download Tool to transfer ISO to USB flash drive to make it bootable device.

Windows USB/DVD Download Tool

Important: Ensure there is no data in USB flash drive before making it bootable device. If you have any data, back it up accordingly.


Disclaimer: Please keep a backup of your data in case of loss.


Hope this information is helpful. Please feel free to reply in case you face any other issues with Windows in future.