USB Ports Not Working on Laptop or PC - Windows 10 - Quick Fix!

[@mariom7793]

Absolutely smashing and straight to the point. The option of disabling Power and Sleep settings was the one I needed. Thank you so much for your great video!

[@aidansayles2543]

This has to be the single most helpful video on the internet ever. The second fix was mine but all of these were so straight to the point yet thoroughly explained in what each method was doing and why it could work. I cannot thank you enough for this video. All four of my usb ports weren't working and you basically just saved my entire laptop. Thank you!

[@curiouspinoytv]

cant use mouse and keyboard because ports are not working

[@stvka]

same

[@lonlyboi]

How did u fix?

[@MyRp123]

On PC not laptop how do you get the keyboard and mouse to work if your usb ports don't work?

[@Archillyy]

Hey, did u fix it?

[@58hours]

@@Archillyy u fixed it bro?

[@michaelallard2640]

Explained everything perfectly with no unnecessary chatter. The 2nd method worked for me. Thanks alot !

[@ggutierrez-grandpabluejeans]

Thank you. This was just what I needed. Clear and concise. Easy to follow.

[@felicityhayes-mccoy2979]

So grateful to you . I'm an author working to a deadline, and two chapters away from the end of a novel. This morning I found the ports on my laptop weren't responding. The very first tip in this vid solved the problem (an update had failed). I couldn't be less techically adept, so you've saved me a trip to find someone to fix it - and, as I'm abroad at the moment, that would have been a nightmare. So, thanks!

[@AdamClauson]

THANK YOU SO MUCH !! My USB ports on the back of my all in one weren't working for a while but I still have 2 on the side. But then one of those stopped working this morning and it was extremely frustrating. Windows was already up to date so I changed the USB power settings, disabled USB selective suspend, as well as enable fast start up since my computer had it toggled off. I reset my computer and put my USB back into the side port and it worked! I tried the USB ports on the back as well, one recognized it but another still didn't, which may have been the port that was messed up a couple years ago when it first stopped working. I was going to uninstall and reinstall drivers if your other fixes didn't work but I don't need to, for now at least! Saving this video to my favorite and subbing your channel. Simple, easy to follow instructions that actually helped and saved me a trip to the local computer store. Cheers man!

[@radu_popescu_]

Uninstall/reinstall USB drivers did it for me. Thank you! Great video!

[@themutekiununbi4932]

Hooray. Your fix option no 4 worked with my laptop and now recognises external USB storage. You are a champ!

[@vanessawiggins9434]

Solution #2 was the one that helped reboot my USB ports. Thank you so much for making this video! ☺️

[@chromerims]

Liked your video post, Sir. Helped me a lot. I did the first two fixes (plugged LAN cable into an alternate device, and unchecked power mgmt for usb roots 2x). Together they worked for my case (even though humorously I lost track of which of those two fixes if applied in isolation would have been the winning solution, out of my own rushing to fix). With much appreciation. May you and your kin gain glory and receive richly.

[@kennethreyes2487]

My gaming mouse just stopped working and this video probably just saved me a lot of money. Unchecking the boxes solved my issue. Thank you for helping us out!

[@DaxiMew]

I genuinely thought that all three ports on my laptop were fried. They started working again after fix number 3. Thank you!

[@eleanorwilliams5460]

Uninstalling and reinstalling the USB drivers was the solution for me! Thanks for the clear and easy to follow solutions!

[@APDRESS]

Me too

[@bloody-canvas5686]

When I uninstalled it now I can’t move my mouse so idk what to do please help me

[@rizzgaming775]

@@bloody-canvas5686 same

[@kelestRs]

It didn't work for me

[@BallOutivey]

Did your usb ports have a yellow arrow on them when you looked at them on the device manager

[@liv2luv421]

I did the uninstalling one and reinstalling but I’m on a regular computer not laptop and now my mouse wont work and none of my USB ports will work. help

[@elisabetta7918]

Did you fix it?

[@liv2luv421]

@@elisabetta7918 I didn’t. my uncle is into computers so he ended up doing it.

[@paraglidingguys]

Thanks! My roothub was suddenly disabled for some reason! No option for power, but a quick review in Properties and I noticed there’s a checkbox to enable/disable this device (usb drive). Thank you! You’ve saved me twice!

[@mrcurlywhirly1671]

I had a chepish USB-C multihub on my c940 that was bulletproof for well over a year, then the comms went 'phooooff' in an electrical storm, stripped it and found one of the surface mounted caps has gone to eHeaven. First replacement was a similar no name brand, with HDMI and Ethernet etc, this has been nothing but headaches, while the HDMI remained up the ethernet would continually drop with an error 43 every 3-5 minutes. Following your suggestion to turn off ALL power control on all drivers for all the USB related devices eventually fixed it. It has now been stable for many hours - kudos to you sir!

[@1967davethewave]

OK, what do you do when you uninstall your USB drivers and then you have no more control over you mouse and keyboard?

[@Kamzik_]

Nothing your fucked like me❤

[@onlineph]

Although nothing of the 5 solutions solved my USB port problem, I do appreciate you for making this very very informative video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@traderden6907]

if the USB its not working how on earht are you going to connect KEYBOARD full of shit

[@cordarin7]

@@traderden6907 not possible that he has access to more than one computer right?

[@BigHunter59]

@@traderden6907 yea i agree with the man here, ive done countless things to fix my ports and nothing has worked, on my computer the ports in the front work while the ones in the back dont, they worked a day ro two ago with no issue just one day they stopped

[@Typicalindianguy]

Did u solved the problem?

[@onlineph]

@@traderden6907 I'm on my laptop. Keyboard is build-in. I'm using Yoga460 with 2 USB port on the right side, and 1 USB port on the left side. The 2 USB ports on the right side is no longer working. It seems turned off and the quick fixed shows on this video did not solve it. That's what I am saying.

[@PMPGolfer747]

I tried everything on my own to troubleshoot the USB port issue I was having. I recently added a multi-port adapter so I could use 4 USB devices on a single port on my PC. Worked fine with printer, Jabra headset, and miscellaneous USB charging devices. Then it died on me after a windows update ran. After going through your first 3 options, I rebooted and it's working again! Thanks for the expert advice. Clear and to the point.

[@fabiangomez6461]

my laptop doesnt have power & sleep settings what do I do?

[@jyethomson9021]

Option #2 worked for me! Great video. Straight to the point. Thanks so much

[@MikeIdacavage]

Outstanding, well put together video. Uninstalling the USB ports and reinstalling (Number 4 option) worked like a charm. Thanks!!

[@CPJOKER00]

I tried fixing my USBS and I Uninstalled my USB Root hub and now I can't get past the login screen since of my USBs are working. HELP

[@elisabetta7918]

Come hai risolto!? Help

[@liraelin]

Thank You! Changing the power option fixed the USB problem in a Flash! What a relief, I was getting so frustrated....

[@sumanaspirit]

The fourth fix worked for me. You are very clear and calm. Thanks so much.

[@CaptainDugog]

I got these USB power surges every now and then so this was a life saver. Thank you.

[@AskaComputerGeek]

Awesome!!

[@DavidJones-ms5ek]

The Uninstall/Reinstall procedure worked for me. Thank you!

[@PeckLoveMedia]

Thank you so much! Uninstalling/reinstalling the USB drivers seems to have worked for me.

[@TheBryanDavid]

I spilled coffee on my computer and my usb-c port stopped working, the 4th solution worked. Thank you so much!

[@jennablaze8267]

Cool! Thank you for this video. The 2nd option was a match for my issue and now it's fixed! Very grateful. Thanks again.

[@oljmathomas3675]

Thanks again Josh ur video on restoring Wi-Fi connection /battery really helped a struggling fellow. I was wondering how your doing this video with you in front of your wallpaper or screen saver . I'm very novice & trying to set up a faceless page eventually but this approach is very interesting as well thanks Josh keep up the good work I noticed you. Made the videos in question about 2 years ago

[@MichaelHealy1]

Option 4 worked perfectly for me.....Great video with every step explained really well.

[@diveyeshsyuvaneswaran4482]

Thank you so much!! After 3 hours of trying, i found your video. The third method worked perfectly!! THANK YOUUU

[@yousifalsawad]

I appreciate you. My problem was resolved by Option 5. Great, rich video that is also straight to the point. Keep going.

[@50ror29]

I love the fact that this is the only yt that worked for me even tho i watched alot of popular ones

[@AskaComputerGeek]

I'm happy to help - glad it worked for you!

[@georgekaragiorgos]

Thank you Sir! Great solutuion. I had my USB ports disabled for a long time and I had the wrong impression that it was a hardware fault! You saved me 2 USB ports!

[@weekendmagus9994]

DUUUUUUDE, it worked !!!!!! So, I have been using my old iphone as a webcam and recently noticed that the USB that keeps it connected to my laptop keeps connecting and disconnecting until today, it completely stopped working. That USB port didn't recognize anything. And what worked for me was what you explained at 02:00 Thank you so much

[@mindofharris4463]

4 worked for me. Very concise and clear. Subbed. Thanks you.

[@smise]

Well explained and easy to follow. The power settings was what did it for me.

[@IMOLifeAdventures]

Excellent tutorial! Great teacher. One of the few clear cut kind tutorials. Congratulations

[@xila8861]

Thats power thing is what really helped me out with my problem. Thanks, man.

[@thomaslalonde9076]

Fix #2 worked for me. Thanks so much! Really appreciate it.

[@bit-pullex]

Amazing key points lesson for this problem, and step 4 works for me as well. Thank you very much.

[@NihilismGuy]

Thank you! this video must have taken many hours for you to figure out how to fix the USB ports! your awesome my dude, keep up the good work!

[@Kingkaffy]

Fantastic the option of disabling the power settings worked for me,,good job my guy

[@badrmcfc]

Thank you so much!! Disabling USB selective suspend worked. I was about to buy a USB converter before stumbling upon this video. Great and clear explanation with no extra chattering. Thanks again!!

[@Carolyn318]

#4 worked for me. I tried 1, 2, 3 & 5 first. Finally I decided to try #4 and PRESTO my USB ports are working like they should. This laptop has 2 USB ports. The one closest to me I call USB port 1 and the other one I call USB port 2. USB port 1 would charge these bluetooth headphones I use with this laptop but that was all it would do. When I would plug the dongle of my cordless mouse in it, the mouse wouldn't do anything. Now USB port 1 and USB port 2 are working like they're supposed to. Thank you for making this video. You'll definitely get a like and subscribe from me.

[@leozednanreh3851]

Thank You so much! It all worked. well explained. nice tutorial. More Power!

[@kathydempsey7110]

USB Power Manager (2nd suggestion) fixed it! Thanks!

[@julianpighin1572]

Just updating Windows and restarting the PC did the trick. Thanks a lot!

[@chmooth]

thank you. uninstalling/reinstalling USB drivers fixed it for me. again thank you.

[@TheEzfinde]

Thank you! Your clear simple instructions helped. Step three or maybe 4 did not show the same sub screen on my surface note pro as on you video but step five of uninstalling and reinstalling did the trick. Again thank you for your simply clear easy to follow directions

[@kellnertommy]

thank you .Change advanced power settings helped me

[@patrickwoods9863]

So helpful! Simple and clean. THANK YOU!

[@mikenobles1515]

OMG OMG OMG I have been struggling with this for one week and not been able to work efficiently without my mouse. The option with uninstalling the USB Hub worked flawlessly. Once I scanned for new hardware changes I heard the windows sound of when the usb is plugged in and I knew instantly I'm BACKKK IN action thank you so much for this video. Very informative in giving multiple options with clear explanation you are sent straight from heaven if you ask me . Thank you Thank you Thank you🙏

[@anadeliafranqui396]

Josh, you are awesome, thanks for your help! My issue got fixed!!!

[@uwaismukhtar931]

thanks a lot ! found the problem because of you. my devices were actually on "power save" mode and it needed to be turned off

[@ianr02]

Grateful - after trying several fixes, yours worked...

[@Finance_For_U]

Well done! Awesome tips and to the point! Point 3 worked.

[@EinfxchLevel]

Thanks bro youre the best!

[@angryguy714]

Thank you so much for your help/video! You 4th method worked for me. My MSI Laptop USB port would not immediately recognized any device I would plug in. I would have to wait close 5 minutes for the computer to pickup the plugged in USB devices. Once I followed your steps 1 to 4 and the uninstall and re-install of the USB devices worked for me! Thank you

[@mysto6an94_8]

I just started having this issue. Having trouble fixing it

[@PriyanshuKashyap-j4t]

Thank you so much sir ! The 4th step worked for me

[@billriley6649]

Eureka! Thanks so much. The power management was the issue.

[@lunerlilly]

Thanks for the great information. It all helped me understand the problem and fix it. :)

[@imunits]

awesome..🤩 thank you so much for your help... 🙂5th fix worked for me

[@sloth_bristol9504]

Great, problem solved. I was having trouble with USB hard drive not being visible on startup. If I went to Device Manager and uninstalled the Root Hub devices, the drive would appear on a restart. However, after shut down and starting up again it disappeared! Had to go to your final option of disabling the Fast Start up but that worked! So relieved - thank you.

[@elizabethbrewervander9128]

It slightly worked a little for me, Thank you so much!

[@aaaht3810]

I reset USB power setting as shown in video and problem solved on my PC. Thanks so much.

[@Pooh116]

Thanks for the video. I’ve had a friend who’s laptop USB ports would randomly stop working. The usb power settings were messed up.

[@adityadeo1]

Thank You So much Tip No2 Did the trick, laptop power management was the issue

[@TerriHolland-i9l]

All these ideas were great, thanks for the tips. I will let you know if it works.

[@warrior79518]

Thank you so much! Easy to understand instructions got me going again!

[@kennyripkowski]

Thanks - Power setting (#2) was the fix!

[@KabimbiMaliti]

3rd fix worked. Blessings upon you sir.

[@tharindudilshan4835]

I recently bought laptop and it's work fine. few days ago it has problem with one usb port.it's not respond to mouse or key bored but for pen drive and external hard disk work finely . I Tried several issue fix methods but did not succeed. What is the problem

[@dnyaneshkotkar674]

This is what exactly happened to me. I bought new leptop 3 days ago and now this same issue happened it supports pendrive but not supporting keyboard and mouse. Can u please help me out How did u encountered this problem

[@gadgetvision888]

Bro did you find a fix?

[@gadgetvision888]

@@dnyaneshkotkar674 did you found a fix?

[@dnyaneshkotkar674]

@@gadgetvision888 s bro I did I literally watched so many videos on youtube nothing worked. I Jst updated all my drivers and most importantly UPDATED MY WINDOWS. Hope u fix your issue. Btw it's a small bug so it's cool

[@tharindudilshan4835]

@@dnyaneshkotkar674 Mine it's fixed. somehow automatically .i guess by updating windows and drivers

[@raekon75]

Thanks man!!! 2 or 3 did it for me. USB ports completely unresponsive. Now they work!! Yay.!! Lifesaver

[@ejaybon9049]

Excellent video. Solutions 2 and 3 worked. Keep publishing instructions especially for those who are novices.

[@marthablonn3383]

fix 2 worked for me. Power management - turn off . Thank you so much!!!

[@pamedwards4735]

Thanks so much. Uninstalling the usb root hub has fixed my problem.

[@phinehaszheng5602]

Thank you! You are a life saver! The solution for me was to Disable USB selective suspend and restart the PC

[@mulezah20]

Second option is what worked for me thanks alot

[@mauriciorubio9467]

My iphone was charging but not syncing or reading data.4th solution worked for me, thanks a lot!!!

[@THEWAYISEEIT-ChuckCobb]

None of mine worked, but just the update got them working. But I also changed the power controls for the USB. Thanks so much for the video, it worked!!!

[@dsszz2059]

The second fix was helped for me...thank you sir...

[@muralibanisetti690]

Thanks a lot bro! My usb port was not supporting my gaming mouse. This video helped me a lot to fix this issue. Thanks! :)

[@TakesbyJake]

Thanks! You made it easier for me than I expected!

[@susanashton1290]

Yes yes yes..thankyou. the first option of unchecking the power management worked. Thankyou soooo much

[@clorindagonzales9397]

Although nothing worked for me...You are the BEST! I will subscribe and thank you!

[@musicforthesoul7393]

2 was the one that helped Thanks .............Liked and subscribed

[@chikewhyte6336]

The last fix worked for me. I'm grateful.

[@magicraventarot]

The Uninstal worked for me! Thank you so much!

[@JohnnyB43]

Great video, unfortunately the solutions presented here did not resolve the issue with my laptop mouse and a USB flash drive. Bizarrely, simply using different ports for the same two devices did fortunately resolve the issue. cheers! JB

[@ricoburnett]

Step 4 helped me. Thank you.. You're God sent!

[@Divineshot]

THANK YOU! it worked for me.

[@alifservices]

Awsum,,,, Bundle of thanks Bro. 2nd Option the Power Management.... i just do as you told in the video.. and my USB are working now... Thanks ALoooooooootttttttt... it worked.

[@lonsmith8412]

My Dell Optiplex 990 has/had 10 usb ports which seemed to stop working singly or in groups. First my mouse stopped having any effect, then my key board - both usbs. When I started to look at your tutorials, the monitor went black and stayed there. The monitor connector is HDMI and the PC connector is Display Port. They are connected by an adaptor marked 4K. The mouse, monitor (HDMI), and keyboard all work on my Chromebook. I haven’t figured out how to test the monitor adapter yet. Regarding the version of Windows 10, I think I have done at least one update but don’t know when or what its designation was. Has my PC just converted itself to a large paperweight with lots of memory, SDD drive, and TB hard drive?

[@Draeber]

this worked for me. Thank you!

[@wrippley103]

It was the third option that worked for me, however, my computer happens to be a desktop, not a laptop. USB are all working now, thank you.

[@glab1135]

How could you get your mouse worked after uninstall USB Root Hub? My desktop USB ports totally not responding after that. I have my wireless mouse & keyboard response lag only when my hard drive and one of my flash drive plugged. Actually this problem is more complex, but it happen in very certain condition (when those drive plugged and not happened in wired mouse & keyboard).

[@BigDingo]

Did you fix this?

[@onlineph]

After uninstalling the USB Root and your keyboard and mouse doesn't work anymore, the next thing you can do is to reset or re-start your machine. Long press the power button to turn off, or reset button for desktop.

[@jawadahmed5561]

same problem with me. can you please help me out how to fix it??

[@elisabetta7918]

@@jawadahmed5561 me too can u help me

[@jawadahmed5561]

@@elisabetta7918 go to bios setting and sleect advance then go to the usb option. and disable everything almost 3 options here. then save and restart it. if didn't work. then enable all again. now it's work.. this is working for me

[@patrickanthonyv.baldago2526]

The power management fixed mine. Thank you, man!