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Move mouse USB to hard drive/RAM [closed]
I use a USB mouse, but the USB drive on my laptop is iffy, and often dislodges the USB. This means the mouse will continually disconnect unless I hold the USB in a particular orientation. Is there a ...
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How to dock and wake Windows laptop without opening it?
I want to plug in the dock (with the dongle for my wireless keyboard) and then wake up my Windows laptop with the keyboard. If the dock/dongle is connected to my laptop before the laptop goes to sleep,...
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logman trace unusable: no names or "<unknown>" everything
I have a USB device that, only on two specific computers, spontaneously disconnects and then cannot be reconnected to the same computer for a short if arbitrary timespan.
Because the device works fine ...
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Older HP computer only recognizing HD or CD drive for startup not recognizing USB so I can install windows, ican I add The USB to the startup menu?
I found an older HP in the garage, put a new hard drive in it and decided to give it to my grandson.
I went into the boot menu and it will only recognize the hard drive and the DVD. I was hoping to ...
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USB port detect only SSD and not mouse or microphone
I have encountered a strange issue with my laptop recently. The side door of my laptop has started to behave strangely: the only thing it manages to connect is my external SSD; my mouse and microphone ...
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My mouse keeps turning off, I've no idea what could be a reason
I bought this Legion M300s mouse 6 month ago, and it worked perfectly all this time with my Acer Aspire 7 laptop. Some time ago it started to randomly turn off (the device manager still sees it ...
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ThunderboltEx 4 and docking station stops working on USB 2.0 after installing SSD card
Last year, I built a gaming PC. As I am also working in home office with my company notebook, I wanted everything connected to a docking station, so I just need to switch the USB-C cable between the ...
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How high can UI numbers get for USB devices
We left the power management on for our USB hub. This has the effect of switching itself off and then switching itself on again when accessed. I don't know when the access happens or when the hub is ...
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Is it possible to pass PCI express data signals via an express card USB 3.0 adapter?
I have a Magideal Dual Ports HUB PCI-E USB 3.0 Express Card Adapter that I use as a PCIe to USB 3.0 adapter.
I want to connect an external GPU (as a PCI express device) via a USB 3.0 cable which only ...
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Create bootable USB flash drives [closed]
I want to create some bootable USB flash drives as per below.
Windows 10 Legacy BIOS (MBR) Bootable MS-DOS 6.22 USB Flash Drive that boots up to a DOS prompt, has access to MS-DOS commands including ...
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ChipsBank Flash Disk - No Media (0 bytes of 0 bytes) after installing Arch Linux on Rufus
It's a portable USB flash drive. I was trying to choose my USB flash drive as a bootable thing in BIOS settings, but did something wrong, and thought would be good idea to click in the BIOS "load ...
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USB Enumeration - Windows - Unusual Port Reset
I am testing a custom usb data logger hardware by running a long term test. My tests have been failing due to USB communication issues after 15 odd hours so I decided to investigate. I have Wireshark ...
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I encrypted files and folders on my USB drive and now I can't open them anymore
I used Windows encryption to encrypt files and I exported the .pfx file to that exact same drive, so I had to use a password to open files every time and it was all fine until one day when I ...
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QEMU on Windows Host - Passthrough USB Device
I'm new about QEMU, I normally use VirtualBox but I need a no Admin system.
I have Windows 11 Pro with QEMU and I virtualize a Windows 10.
Now I want to connect a USB device (USB3 - pendrive) to have ...
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"'Windows To Go' can only be installed on a GPT partitioned drive if it has the FIXED attribute set" when flashing Windows To Go on drive with Rufus
When I try to flash Windows 11 To Go (technically it's not actually Windows To Go, it's like a pseudo-Windows 11 To Go (it's still Windows 11, but it's not actually Windows To Go, rather something ...
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Can USB drives still be read or written to after hitting "Eject" in Windows 11?
After hitting "Eject" in Windows explorer, without removing the USB stick, can it still be read or written to by other software? If I leave it plugged in is there any risk of other software ...
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How do I emulate a "fake" external USB drive?
My goal is to create a disk partition that my Windows computer recognises as a removable device, but is actually a virtual hard disk.
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Some USB 3.1 ports only working as USB 2.0
I have a Gigabyte B650i Aorus (1.0 rev) running a 7800x3D. When I connect a USB 3.0/1/2 device to the rear USB C 3.1 port (labelled as DP/USB3.1), or the front panel USB C port, I noticed it can only ...
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How to return to original USB driver?
I am struggeling to get some communication via USB using PyUSB (help there is also very much appreciated). For me, the documentation of PyUSB does not cover the full picture (including such traps and ...
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Windows won't boot after power cut. Windows installation USB won't boot either
A few months ago, a very brief power outage occurred while I was using Windows 10. It lasted less than a second and when I turned my computer on again, it booted into Ubuntu, which was installed on an ...
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Converting USB traffic to Ethernet to avoid a long cable run
I have an industrial computer cabinet ("near cabinet") to which Ethernet cable has already been run.
Because of an oversight in the design of the system, a proprietary interface module that ...
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How to persistently modify Windows 11 bootable USB/ISO to bypass requirements instead of opening regedit each time?
I was thinking how does the new option in Rufus (the bootable media creation tool) to bypass windows 11 requirements work, as earlier, I had to open regedit each time and insert registry values for ...
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Need Assistance with NordLocker and BitLocker Interaction Issue
I'm encountering a perplexing issue related to NordLocker and BitLocker on my USB drive, and I'm seeking some guidance and assistance to resolve it. Despite my efforts, I haven't been able to get this ...
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My external hard drive not detected from my Windows pc despite can be detected from my Samsung tablet
I have an external hard drive Seagate model: SRD0NF1 size 1TB and it is not being detected on my Windows PC.
The PC specs:
Windows 10 Home
64bit
ASUS rog GL752VW
When I say its not detected, it means ...
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Do the Realtek Audio drivers have anything to do with USB headset volume?
I have three entries in my Windows 10s Device Manager that have Realtek in their label:
I'm trying to troubleshoot a long-lasting audio issue with the volume of my USB headset speakers (the USB PnP ...
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Headset volume randomly changes to loudest setting despite Windows 10 saying it's at 2%
There are a lot of similar questions to mine, but I haven't found any describing mine exactly:
The most popular question I found is Windows 10 volume randomly jumps to 100% but that answer (a RealTek ...
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How can I view the max wattage of my usbcpd port of my laptop?
I have a Lenovo laptop with one of the USB C 3.2 gen 2 ports labeled as USB-PD, and I'm wondering what it is rated for. Based on some Googling it seems that USB 3.1 PD ports support up to 240 watts, ...
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How to cleanup the history of USB device in Windows?
In the process of fixing Unable to connect iPad with Lenovo ThinkPad Nano X1 through USB-C SuperSpeed/Thunderbolt 3 cables I reinstalled OS but preserve all the data and apps, and now I'm looking how ...
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Can the boot USB get infected if PC is infected?
I want to create a Windows 11 boot USB stick. That's not the problem though as this is easy with the Microsoft provided tool.
What I do want to know is, let's assume your computer is infected, you try ...
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Combine two touch monitors into one big touchscreen
I have two identical touch monitors installed side by side and want to use them as a single big touch screen.
Currently I'm using Windows 10, but switching to another OS is also possible.
The displays ...
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How to find out PCI device by Location Path
I want to find out the PCI device in Windows Device Manager.
I got this location path from:
Device Manager - Bluetooth - Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R)
- Properties - Details - Location paths
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Can't Safely Remove USB, handle on MasterFileStatus.db
The "Safely Remove" function for USB drives does not work on my system. I always get the standard message:
Problem Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device
This device is currently in use. Close ...
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How to make my PC become an "psudo/fake" external display for android phone via USB ports (without using any USB to HDMI dongles)
I want my Android phone to recognize my PC as its external display (psuedo/fake or virtual displays) via USB connection (USB-C - USB-A cable or TCP connection) without using any USB to HDMI dongles or ...
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Internal SSD is picked up as Windows To Go workspace [duplicate]
I just upgraded to a 1TB M.2 SSD in my ASUS TUF Gaming A15 laptop. To do this, I used a 2TB external SSD and Clonezilla. However, after the upgrade, Windows will now display this message on boot:
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Is there an easy way to check what speed your USB device is connected in Windows 11 [duplicate]
Sometimes I plug my USB HD and when I copy something it goes slower than other times. If I reconnect it may solve the problem. What I want is an easy way to check what speed the device is connected, ...
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How long do it take to fully format USB drive 2TB 2.0?
Since I can't find any answer from the internet, I hope someone will help me here.
I have just bought a 3.5$ USB drive 2TB 2.0. When I transfer my video file to the USB, the 3 first video is working ...
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how to allow using only specific usb flash drive in windows
The company I work for sells devices that run Windows 10/11, I need the device only use our company's usb flash drive, the total requirements are:
When other U disk is inserted, it should not be ...
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Windows 11 Installer not showing my USB [closed]
Currently, I am attempting to run Windows 11 Home/Pro from a USB, on an intel based MacBook Air 2017.
I booted the installation media, and I can bypass all the windows 11 TPM, SecureBoot and RAM ...
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GRUB Message Encountered Installing Ubuntu 22.04 (from USB) onto a Windows 10 System
I have a problem similar to the one described at:
How to resolve Minimal BASH-Like line editing is supported
I had a fresh install of Windows 10 on a computer (Intel NUC10i7FNHN that I just purchased)....
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Disable I/o options for third party users on windows Operating system
I have several laptops with windows installed in them(some have windows 10 and some have windows 7). I want to give these laptops to some third party users on rental basis with some application ...
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How can I access FAT formatted USB drive on PC without operating system messing up the contents?
I have FAT formatted USB drives with possibly file system level problem. When I plug-in the drive to Windows system, it seems to change something on the drive erasing the problem. That makes it ...
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How to fix disk not showing up
If I go to Device Manager, i see a hdd connected via usb as Generic HDD USB Device but when i look at the folders, i dont see it showing up.
How do I make it show up so I can access the files in the ...
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Would uninstalling old drivers from Device Manager solve this USB not recognised message?
My current computer is a Dell Latitude 7320 but recently the left port keeps giving me USB not recognised message whenever a plug anything into it. I've tried the usual of uninstalling the driver from ...
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Slow Drive Speeds, and getting to the bottom of it
I have a SanDisk Extreme Pro 55AF (2nd gen) which supports USB Gen3.2 2x2, which caps at about 20 GBps.
I found that no matter what cable I use (including the included one), I only get 38 MBps in ...
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Use USB wired mouse connected on other as a wireless device
I have a problem that goes like this. I have two laptops (MacBook Pro 2021 and Acer Nitro). I can connect my mouse and keyboard to my Acer laptop (USB) without any issues, but on MacBook I don't have ...
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E:\ This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. When the USB drive is inserted in Windows 10
Whenever I insert a USB drive a message "E:\ This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Please install a program or, if one is already installed, create an ...
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Computer is frying all USB devices that are connected
My computer specs are as follows. The computer is almost 1 year old. It is custom built:
Motherboard: ASUS h510m-a
OS: Windows 11
PSU: EVGA 500BR
In the past hour, I have connected multiple mice and ...
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Windows 11 bootable media fails with NFTS_FILE_SYSTEM BSOD
I'm building a brand new PC. I've downloaded and run the official program to create a bootable USB key.
After correctly setting up the boot media first in UEFI, the PC boots for a few seconds, and ...
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How to restart usb hub with devcon?
I have usb hub with 8 devices.
This is the list of my usb devices:
PS C:\Users\Administrator> devcon listclass usb
Listing 16 devices in setup class "USB" (Universal Serial Bus ...
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Why does Windows play a notification sound when I turn on an external light next to my laptop? [duplicate]
This question is similar to (but the answer is not ok):
Why does Windows 8 plays a sound when I switch on an external light?
I have a large fluorescent light above my desktop, sometimes when I turned ...
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