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Question posted by pkoio89 on September 2nd, 2021

All My Usb Ports Are Not Working

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Answer #1: Posted by SonuKumar on September 3rd, 2021 12:11 AM
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How do I enable USB ports on my Lenovo Thinkcentre?

Reproduce steps:

Power on the machine, Press F1 continuely to enter BIOS Setup.

Change USB port status to Disabled, Press F10 to Save and Exit,reboot the system.

Enter OS, the USB port disabled in prior step is still functional (expected: USB port disabled).

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkCentre-A-E-M-S-Series/Thinkcentre-M73-Desktop-some-USB-ports-not-working/m-p/3626472

Why my all USB ports are not working?

Right-click the first USB controller under Universal Serial Bus controllers, and then click Uninstall to remove it. ... After the computer starts, Windows will automatically scan for hardware changes and reinstall all the USB controllers that you uninstalled. Check the USB device to see whether it is working.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/usb-port-may-stop-working-after-you-remove-or-insert-a-usb-device-1eaf82a6-04b1-2604-f096-2345d9c215ef

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht106363-troubleshooting-usb-issues

https://support.lenovo.com/in/en/solutions/ht080192-troubleshooting-usb-keyboard-issues-desktops


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