USB Device Not Recognized Windows 10/11 | 15 Fixes

• External hard drive not recognized by Windows 10/11: This problem often affects both the external hard drive and the flash drive and to resolve both issues, you can apply the same method.
• USB may not be detected by Windows 10/11: Another very common problem is when your Windows 10/11 software can't seem to detect your USB flash when plugged in.
• USB hard drive not showing: Some users complain that when they connect their drives to their computer, it doesn't display on the screen. This problem is not without a solution.
• USB drive not working: You drive may show on your screen but may not function. Such a problem is not peculiar to you alone as many other users of Windows 10/11 complain of the same problem.
• Windows USB port non-functional: If your USB port is not functioning, there's no way you can transfer data from one source to the other. You can resolve all the problems highlighted in this article using our tested and trusted technology solutions.

• Open your Device Manager and go to the section "Universal Serial Bus Control" to find the USB Hub. For multiple USB Root Hub, you have to repeat the procedure for each of them (Three USB Root Hub).

• Right-click the USB Root Hub/select Properties.
• Proceed to the Power Management tab. Uncheck "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power".

• Save changes and repeat these steps for all Root Hubs on your device Manager.

1. Go to "Control Panel" and select "Power Options".

2. Then click on "Choose what the power button does".

3. By click "Change settings that are currently unavailable".

4. Then uncheck "Turn on fast startup(recommend) option and click on "Save Changes".

1. Open your "Device Manager" and look for the Generic USB Hub. Right-click the icon to "update the driver".

2. Select "Browse my PC for a driver for driver software".

3. Select "Let me pick from a list of drivers on my PC"

4. Choose "Generic USB Hub" and tap the Next button.

5. To get the very best results, you can conduct these same steps for all the "Universal Bus Controllers on your Device Manager".

1. Go to "Device Manager" windows by pressing Windows Key + X or search the keyword on the search bar.

2. Select "Disk drives"" option, then right-click on your USB device and select "Uninstall device".

3. Restart your computer after the driver has been uninstalled.
4. Reconnect your USB drive when your PC starts.

1. Open Control Panel and choose Power Options.

2. Click "Change Plan Setting" on the Power Saver section.

3. Then click "Change advanced power settings".

4. Find the "USB Setting" option, then select "Disable".

1. Type Windows Update in the search box next to the Start menu, and select Check Up Updates.
2. Select the update you want to install, and click install updates.
3. Restart your computer once the installation completes.

1. Right-click the Start menu->Windows PowerShell(Admin)
2. Run the following command and press Enter: sfc /scannow to scan the system files.
3. Restart the computer.

1. Right-click the Start menu->Windows PowerShell(Admin)
2. Run the following command one by one and press Enter each time:
   dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
   Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
3. Restart the computer and test whether the error is removed.

• Press your keyboard Windows key + R and input the letters "cmd" and press OK.

• Once the command prompt comes up, paste these lines below and click ok after each line to run them through.
  - set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
  - cd
  - cd windowssystem32
  - start devmgmt.msc

After doing this, your Device Manager will be able to fully display hidden devices in your drive.

• Expand all the sections and make sure you delete all gray entries.
• Restart your computer and reconnect your hard drive.

• Hold down the Windows + S key, type in the word "Computer management" and pick computer management from the options provided.

• Once computer management comes up, click on Disk management.

• Find your hard drive. (To do so, check through the sizes of drives in your drive management system)

If your drive is not partitioned, you will see at least one drive in particular with an unallocated space to it. Right-click the icon and pick the item "New simple volume". Now follow these steps to partition it.

• On the Disk Management window and find your USB hard drive, right-click on the drive and select Change Drive Letter and Paths.

• Click on Add and make sure you assign a particular letter to the partition.

*Do note that your Windows 10/11 only works with NTFS & FAT32 systems so during the process of partitioning, only use an NTFS system file.
*Also note that you can also partition your hard drive using any third-party app.

• Go to the Universal Serial controller after opening your system' Device Manager.
• Expand the Controller section and locate all Unrecognized devices. On the Unrecognized devices, Right-click to pick the item "uninstall device".
• Press the scan button to scan for available hardware changes.

• Close your Device Manager
• Select your computer management portal and navigate to Disk management by pressing Windows key + S.
• Locate your USB hard drive storage and right-click to pick "Change system's hard Drive Letter and Paths"
• Press the Change button and assign a letter to the USB drive.
• Should you not see any unrecognized devices in your Manager, skip the last step and just try replacing the old letter with a new one.

• Type dispart on the run box by pressing Windows Key + R.

• Once the command prompt opens up, type the list volume then tap the Enter key to run command.
• Identify your exact USB storage file amongst the list.
• We advise you to choose "Select Volume 2" because it is much easier to use this prompt. Tap Enter to proceed.

• Close the command prompt and see if your hard drive is recognizable.