To fix USB port not working in Windows 10/8/7, the basic method is to restart your computer and change the USB cable. If that doesn’t work, there are always advanced solutions to fix the usb port problem.

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Step by step guide

Quick fix to fix “USB port not working” issue

• Method 1.Use Device Manager to Scan for Hardware Changes

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• Method 2.Reboot PC…Full steps
• Method 3. Disable then re-enable the USB controller…Full steps

Advanced Solution to Fix USB Port Stopped Working without Data Loss

• Method 1.Fix USB Port not working with Universal Serial BUS controller

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• Method 2.Fix USB Port issue with Windows Troubleshooter…Full steps

Recover data from USB flash drive
After solving the problem that the USB Port does not work in Windows, you can use it again. If the

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devices are still unrecognized and you cannot read the recorded data, then you need to resort to hard drive recovery. .Full steps

USB port stops working after removing or inserting a USB device

“Hi, do you know how to make USB portable storage device, external hard drive or SD card etc. discoverable or show up in PC when USB port not working?
I tried to connect my device to other USB cables on my PC, but nothing appeared. If you have any ideas on how to fix USB port not working and make storage devices discoverable in Windows 10, please let me know. Thank you”.

A USB port allows you to connect USB devices such as a USB flash drive, pen, external hard drive or SD card, etc. to the computer or other digital devices. and guarantees the transfer of digital data through USB cables. When a USB port is not working or stops working, Windows PCs or laptops will not be able to read or detect these external storage devices. So how to make digital storage devices discoverable and USB port working again in Windows 10/8/7?

Relax and below are reliable methods to effectively fix USB port not working and make external storage devices discoverable again without losing data in two steps.

Quick solution to fix USB port not working

When your USB flash drive, pen drive, SD card or external hard drive is not showing up on your PC because the USB port is not working, you can try the two quick fixes below to fix your problem :

Method 1. Use Device Manager to scan for hardware changes

• Click on Start, at the bottom left of your screen.
• Type Device Manager and click on the result. here maybe you need to enter admin password.
• Select your computer in Device Manager.
• Click Action, then Scan for hardware changes.
• Check if your USB device can work normally.

If this method cannot solve the usb port problem, go to method 2.

Method 2. Restart the PC and reconnect your devices to the USB port

Try to restart your PC and reconnect your portable devices to PC, then check whether your devices can be read or not.

Method 3. Disable then re-enable the USB controller

Open Device Manager like the steps in method 1.
Expand USB Serial Bus Controllers.
Right-click on the first USB controller under USB Controllers，and then select Uninstall to remove the USB controller.
Repeat the above step for each USB controller and uninstall them 1 by 1.
Restart your computer. after startup, Windows will automatically check for hardware changes and reinstall previously uninstalled USB controllers.

If the 3 quick fixes can’t fix usb port problem effectively, don’t worry and follow the two steps below to fix USB port not working in Windows 10/8/7. p>

Solve the problem that the USB port no longer works without losing data

By following the two parts below, you can fix the USB port not working issue and fix the USB port to work again:

Part 1. Fix USB port not working on Windows PC

Here you have two methods to repair and fix USB drive not working issue in Windows 10/8/7 PC and you can follow either one to get USB port has stopped repair to work now:

Method 1. Fix USB Port not working with Universal Serial BUS controller

1. Right click on Windows logo > Select Device Manager.
2. Expand “USB Serial Bus Controllers” > Find the device with a yellow exclamation mark.
3. Click on it and select “Update Driver…”. > Choose “Search automatically for updated driver software”.
4. If there is no new update, right-click on it and select “Uninstall > OK”.
5. Go to the “Action” tab of the device manager window > Select “Scan for hardware changes” > The USB port will then appear.
After that, reconnect your portable devices to your PC and there your USB devices or SD card etc. will appear on your PC now.
If it still doesn’t work, relax and follow solution 2 to solve your problem.

Method 2. Fix “USB port not working” problem with Windows Troubleshooter

1. Type: troubleshooting in the search bar and click on Troubleshoot.
2. Go to “Hardware and Sound” > “Hardware and Peripherals” > Click “Advanced” and check “Apply repairs automatically”.
3. Click Next and let the program check and fix existing problems in your > Click Apply this fix and click Next.
4. Click Activate, close Troubleshooter and restart your PC to save all changes.

Once the process is complete, you should be able to use your USB drive or external hard drive, etc., to save or transfer data to your PC again.

Part 2. Recover Data from USB Devices after Fixing USB Port Not Working

After fixing the faulty USB port on your Windows PC, you can now try to connect your USB portable storage devices, SD card, etc. to your PC to transfer data.

If the storage devices are still inaccessible and you cannot read the saved data, don’t worry. Use the powerful hard drive data recovery software – EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard – to get your data back in 3 easy steps.

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3-step recovery

Just free download this software and follow the steps below to restore lost data from USB or other portable devices in Windows 10/8/7 now:

Step 1. Launch EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard and select the USB drive. Then click on the “Analyze” button to go to the next step.

Step 2. The software will start scanning automatically, but you can freely stop the process if you have already found the data you need.

Step 3. After the scan, you can now use the “Filter” function or the “Search Data” to locate the desired ones faster. Then you can preview the list of all recoverable files one by one and choose some desired files. Finally, click on the “Recover” button. Here you should save all recovered files to another disk to avoid data overwriting.

After that, you can reformat portable storage devices to NTFS or FAT32 to make them usable for storing or transferring data again.