Click on the appropriate manufacturer in the left list and the correct driver on the right list.
If not and there is nothing listed, you should uncheck “Show compatible hardware” to see a list of all the drivers on your computer. In common cases, there is only this option.
Then, choose “Generic USB Hub” in "Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware column". Next, select “Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer”.Ĥ. In the next window, select “Browse my computer for driver software”.ģ. Right-click on the first Generic USB Hub and choose “Update Driver Software”.Ģ.
If you have one or more “Generic USB Hub” listed in the Universal Serial Bus Controllers option in Windows Device Manager, updating it may help.ġ. If updating the drivers didn’t work, you can click "Uninstall Device" in step 3 above to uninstall the USB hard drive, then restart your computer to let Windows reinstall the USB controller drivers automatically.
Click on Properties, the Driver tab and then click Update Driver. Browse and expand Universal Serial Bus Controllers, and you might find the device is marked as Unknown devices.ģ. Right-click on Start menu and type in devmgmt.msc to open Device Manager.Ģ. Therefore, update the USD device driver to see if the “USB Device Not Recognize” error can be fixed.ġ. When the device drivers are outdated, there are chances that your USB cannot be recognized. Insert the USB device into the original computer and it might be detected as normal. Only when the computer recognizes the USB device, right-click the device and choose “Eject…” and plug out the USB. Just connect the target device to another working machine. Sometimes, the USB device is not recognized intermittently is due to irregular operation, such as pluging it out of the computer without first ejecting it safely. To avoid this, you can unplug some or most other USB devices. Too many USB devices on the same machine may cause a conflict and some devices stopping running. In order to connect more devices to our PCs, we usually choose to connect one or more USB hubs to the computer and connect even more USB devices to the USB hub. Remove other USB devices and leave the one with problems If it doesn’t work, try to first unplug USB devices, then restart computer and reinsert the devices. Try the target device on another healthy computer, if it still can’t be detected, the most probable result is that the device is damaged.Ĥ. Check the USB port for possible physical damage like dust accumulation, physical shape change or get wet.ģ. If it works and the USB device can be detected by your PC, it means it is the former USB port instead of the device that has a problem. Insert problem device into another USB port of this machine to try. Disconnect the failed device and reconnect it to the machine to see whether it can be recognized by the machine.Ģ. The simple “retry” kind method seems to be a solution to all computer hardware and software problems. Disable the USB selective suspend feature If the first solution does not solve the "USB Device Not Recognized pop up" problem, proceed to the next one. To resolve this issue, follow the steps in the solutions below in the order listed. 12 Solutions to "USB Device Not Recognized" ▶USB drive has not been formatted correctly. ▶USB has some damaged files or bad sectors ▶USB drive may be entering selective suspend ▶The currently loaded USB driver has become corrupted or unstable After a long time of research, we compiled the following possible reasons. Why "USB Device Not Recognized" keeps popping up?īefore trying to tackle this issue, it is better to figure out why this error occurs in Windows 10/8/7. The last USB device you connected to this computer malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it” in Windows 10 and Windows 8. For assistance in solving this problem, click this message” in Windows 7 and Windows Vista. “One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it. Generally, the error is followed by the two different messages as below: If it occurs, the drive won’t show up in File Explorer, and then you cannot access any data stored in it. “USB Device Not Recognized pop up” is one of the most common errors on USB devices when you insert a USB drive to your computer. “USB Device Not Recognized” pops up in Windows