Note : First of all try to restart your PC that can help you if there's anything else so follow this steps :
Reinstall USB Device Drivers
Most of the time corrupted USB drivers may cause this Device not recognized issues, Especially after Windows 10 Upgrade. Update or reinstall the USB driver to the latest version will help to fix this.
Update USB device driver
- Press Windows + x and select Device Manager,
- Expand Universal Serial Bus Controllers at the bottom and look for the Unknown Device.
- Right-click on the Problematic USB (should be marked with Yellow exclamation) then right click and click “Update Driver Software.”
- Then Allow Windows to automatically find and update that driver by select Search Automatically for updated driver software.
- Windows automatically check and install the latest driver if available.
- Now remove the USB device simply restart windows
- Let’s re-connect the USB device check worked.
Reinstall USB device driver
If update USB driver didn’t fix the problem, try to reinstall the USB device driver by following steps below.
- Again open device manager,
- Expand Universal Serial Bus Controllers
- look for the Unknown Device, Right click and select uninstall.
- Confirm it by checking the box labeled Delete the driver software for this device.
- Restart Windows and reconnect the USB device, check this helps
Finally, if none of the preceding steps worked, you need to check your motherboard chipset drivers. Identify the make and model of motherboard, visit the manufacturer’s website and locate the latest chipset driver. Install the very latest drivers and reboot your computer.
Change USB Root Hub Setting
If the above method fails to fix the change the USB Root Hub Settings by unchecked Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power option will help to fix the issue.
- Again open device manager using Windows + X keyboard shortcut
- Then Expand Universal Serial Bus Controllers at the bottom,
- Look for USB Root Hub option, Right click on it and select properties.
- A new popup window will open move to Power Management tab
- Here uncheck the Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power.
- click ok to save changes.
Note: If you have more USB Root Hubs, you need to repeat this operation a couple of times.
Change the USB Selective Suspend Settings
Also Changing the USB selective suspend settings on power options will help to fix USB device not recognized error on Windows 10 computer.
- Press Windows key + R type powercfg.cpl and ok to open the Power Options window.
- Click on Change plan settings on your currently select power plan,
- Then click on Change advanced power settings.
- A new popup window will open here expend USB Settings
- Then again Expand USB selective suspend settings As shown below image.
- Here Disable both On battery and Plugged in settings.
- Then Click Apply and Restart your PC.
