Posts under USB tag.

Best USB 3.0 Hubs to buy in 2018

As they started permitting USB connectivity for almost every peripheral (eg. keyboard, mouse, etc.), those two USB 3.0 ports on PC’s weren’t enough for the purpose. To increase the number of USB 3.0 ports available for use, we could connect […]

How to make a bootable USB Drive using CMD or free software

There are times when your PC is not working properly. Or there might be moments when you would have to boot your PC from an external USB Drive for Windows On the Go or other reasons. That time you would […]

Fix USB Selective Suspend feature is disabled in Windows

In our last post we read about how the USB Selective Suspend feature allows the Windows system to save power by putting certain USB ports into a suspended mode. If you notice that the USB Selective Suspend feature is disabled […]

The USB Controller is in a failed state or is not currently installed

If when you run the Windows USB Troubleshooter, you see an error message The USB Controller is in a failed state or is not currently installed then this post offers some troubleshooting suggestions that may help you. After a laptop […]

What is USB Selective Suspend feature? How to enable or disable it?

Windows 10 has been getting a lot of useful features. These features released are both consumer based and developer based. Along with this, they have not missed improvising the old features. One of these features is USB Selective Suspend feature. What […]

USB-C not working, charging or recognized on Windows 10

Primarily, USB Type C or USB-C connection is used for either connecting mobile phones, docking stations or charging your Windows 10 PC, but some unforeseen condition like incompatibility in hardware-software combination can upset the connection. In such cases, notifications displayed […]

What is USB-C? How to add USB-C Port to Windows laptop?

Look at any laptop in the market nowadays and you’ll see a range of different ports – but all will have something in common. What is it? A USB-C. Technically, known as USB C or USB Type-C, the port is […]

External Hard Drive not showing up or detected in Windows 10

Sometimes our PC fails or just refuses to recognize the External Hard Drive even after confirming the successful connection. The problem occurs mostly when the device driver is either corrupted or outdated. Such problems can be quite tricky to fix. […]

Simple USB Logger: Monitor every USB drive connected to Windows PC

We all use quite a lot of USBs these days, and sometimes logging them can be useful. If any of your USB drives are not behaving properly or a USB device is causing some issues with your computer, then you […]

Use shared USB over network remotely with USB Redirector Client

Flexible USB sharing over a network enables others on the same network to get remote access to a single external drive. This is done via software that helps emulate all the contents of the drive on the client side, creating […]

How to recover corrupted files from USB Drive

There are numerous occasions where users may find the data on their USB flash drive has become corrupted and that they are unable to access or recover it. In this post, we will see how you can attempt to recover […]

Best free USB security software & antivirus for Windows PC

Do you know that malware can enter your PC through your USB drive? Yes, every time you connect a USB drive to your computer system, it is at a risk of getting a malware, and the reason could be the […]

USB Disk Security protects your computer from infected USB drives

A virus infected computer can be a huge problem for consumers. In fact, malware is the primary problems computer users face on a regular basis despite the many anti-virus programs out there. One of the easiest ways for a computer […]

Windows computer shuts down when USB device is plugged in

Some users may face a problem where their computer shuts down or restarts whenever they plug in a USB device. There could be many reasons that may cause it – like USB ports touching each other, issues with the motherboard, […]

Create multiple partitions on a USB drive in Windows 10 using MakeWinPEMedia

In Windows 10, you can use MakeWinPEMedia to create multiple partitions on a USB drive. Windows 10 v1703 Creators Update allows you to create multiple partitions on a USB drive so that you can have a single USB key with […]

USB Flash Drives Control lets you control how USB removable drives are used

USB control software is not something new and has been around for a decade. However, it only becomes more important to choose the right software especially after considering the fact that there are several similar software on the offering. USB […]

USB Pratirodh is a free Security Tool to control usage of removable USB storage media

The Internet is not exactly a safe place and with all the dangers including malware and ransomware looming large. Most of us harbor a misconception that the threats only target organizations and enterprises but it’s not so, most of the […]

Files & Folders in USB turn into Shortcuts in Windows 10

We all use the USB as the detachable drive to transfer data since it’s convenient to carry and can be easily operated plus it provides great speed in data transferring. Today, I came around a weird issue on my USB […]

Free software to Lock and Unlock Windows PC using USB Pen Drive

Protecting your computer with a USB has always been an additional feature for securing your Windows computer. If you leave your PC alone for short intervals, then using a USB for locking your Windows PC is recommended for you, as […]

How to identify USB 3.0 Port on Laptop

USB 3.0 was launched back in 2008. This new edition has more functions and better features included in the port. Although it looks just like a simple data cable port, it actually makes a lot more things run in the […]