If your USB peripheral is on the fritz, it's worth doing some troubleshooting with the port itself. Give these steps a try.

There's nothing more frustrating than your computer suddenly saying it can't recognize the USB device connected to the port. This is especially true when you're urgently trying to transfer a file to a ...

If I ever encounter device issues in Windows, say to my keyboard, printer, Bluetooth, USB, or audio playback I use the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) which can run diagnostic packs to ...