This application contains data on all devices connected to / installed into your personal computer, and lets you configure, adjust and monitor each of them. If this trick doesn’t work, it’s time to use the Device Manager app. Sometimes it helps as it makes the operating system scan the hardware, for example, the USB port, and restore its operability. Otherwise, proceed to the next step.īefore doing anything more serious, try a well-proven method for fixing hardware issues: turn the computer off, and then turn it on again. If the connector is loose-fitting and the contact with the port seems poor, scroll down to the end of the article to find the solution for hardware issues in a USB port. If you don’t know how tight the contact should be in a USB port, perform this procedure with another port which works properly, and then compare the results you get when testing both ports. However, move the drive very carefully to avoid hardware issues, if you haven’t encountered them before. Testing is easy: insert a USB drive into the port, and move it slightly from side to side to see if it sits tight in the port connector. The first step is to check the USB port for possible physical damage. For a computer you are using at work (that is, an office machine) it’s different, and you should contact your system administrator.
If the computer is your own machine, you are likely to be using this type of account while you are reading this.
#USB BLOCK IN REGISTRY WINDOWS#
The essential requirement for testing and eliminating possible issues in a USB port is signing in to Windows with an administrator account.