Still not working? Restart your PC a few times more. In case your computer doesn’t have a hardware issue, the USB ports should be working fine now. At times, a single faulty USB port can shut down other USB port from detecting any devices.Īll you have to do is shut down your computer and start it again. Restart Your PC to Fix the Not Working USB PortĪs I said earlier, the USB Port not working problem may be a temporary glitch that can be fixed with a simple restart.
So, before you go in full Louis Rossmann mode, let’s find out why the USB port is not working. It can also be a USB driver related problem which can be fixed with an update. Computers being electronic devices can have temporary glitches and problems that a quick restart can fix. If it remains undetected, then you have a faulty USB port.Ī faulty USB port does not mean it is a hardware issue. Now connect another USB device to the same USB port that did not detect the USB device earlier. If detected, your USB device has no problem. The first step to diagnosing a not working USB port is to make sure that it is the faulty USB Port and not the USB device you are trying to connect with problems.ĭisconnect the USB device and connect it to another USB port on your Computer. Advertisement Diagnose the USB Device and USB Port
