Windows install floppies and discs have gone the way of the dodo, but it still pays to keep a copy of the OS on a USB drive. Here's how to make your own.

Every operating system places requirements on device drivers. Here's a quick tour of the Windows CE rulebook. Microsoft Windows CE is a modular and scalable operating system that supports a variety of ...

After removing a USB device from your computer, if you get a message saying Windows cannot use this hardware device because it has been prepared for safe removal but it has not been removed from the ...

When installing a fresh copy of Windows 10, you typically use a USB flash drive to launch the "Windows Setup" wizard to continue with the installation process. However, on a device that has a Unified ...

If USB ports are not working in a Windows 11/10 computer after BIOS Update, Windows Update, Power Outage, Driver Update or after Sleep, see this post. USB ports on a computer enable users to connect ...

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There have been reports from Windows users getting Error “Unknown USB device (Port Reset Failed) in Device Manager window. If you are getting this error, this means ...

I have a device that's connected to the PC via USB and I'd like to write a Windows application that simply pulls information from this device. The information would be along the lines of the device ...

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 ...

USB drives aren’t dead. You’re just not using them right on Windows.

Microsoft has modified the way Windows 10 handles the operation of disconnecting a USB or Thunderbolt storage device. This includes USB thumb drives, external hard drives, flash drives, and even USB ...