USB keeps disconnecting and reconnecting, which is really annoying when you need to use the USB port right away. Fortunately, there are a lot of ways to solve this problem quickly and effectively. To help you, this post will show you some solutions that have been proven to work.
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How To Fix USB keep disconnecting and reconnecting on PC
You should check the USB on another computer and connect another USB to this computer and see if there is a problem with the USB itself. We will try four things here.
- Reinstall the Universal Serial Bus Controllers Driver
- Turn off the Power Saving Option for the USB driver
- Install Universal Serial Bus controllers driver in Compatibility mode
- Run the Hardware and Devices Troubleshooter.
Before you do anything else, you might want to make a system restore point first.
Method 1: Reinstall the Universal Serial Bus Controllers Driver.
There is a way to fix problems with drivers by reinstalling them from the Drive Manager.
1. Right-click on the Windows icon and select “Device Manager” from the drop-down menu.
2. In the Device Manager window, expand the Universal Serial Bus controllers option. Then, you need to look for the listing which is related to your USB driver. In the next step, you need to look for the list that is related to your USB driver.
Most of the time, there are two types of situations:
- If it’s a regular USB drive, then it will show up as a USB Mass Storage Device in the list.
- If you have a USB 3.0 device, locate USB 3.0 Extensible Host Controller.
3. Right-click the device you want to remove, and select Uninstall.
4. Restart your system.
After restarting, plug in the USB device. Windows will install the drivers by itself. See if the problem has been solved.
Method 2: Turn off the Power Saving Option.
Some people say that they solve USB keeps disconnecting and reconnecting issue by turning off the power option. If method 1 doesn’t work, you can try this way to get rid of the problem.
Here, we’ll show you how to do this method in full, with all the steps you need to follow.
Take the USB 3.0 device as an example, and then look at how it works.
1. Go to the Device Manager, and expand the Universal Serial Bus controllers option.
2. Right-click on the Standard USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller option and select Properties. Next, go to the Power Management tab. Then, uncheck the Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power option. Click OK to save changes.
When you do this, the computer won’t turn off the USB device when you’re using the computer but don’t use the USB device for a long time.
Method 3: Reinstall Universal Serial Bus Controllers Driver in Compatibility Mode
If you have an external hard drive that keeps disconnecting and reconnecting in Windows 11/10, you need to use the driver that came with the hard drive. This might be true: The driver might work well in the previous version. After an update, it doesn’t work. That’s when it must be installed again in Compatibility Mode, so you’ll have to do that again.
1. Visit the manufacturer’s website to download the latest version of the Universal Serial Bus controllers driver.
2. Once downloaded, you must locate the setup file in the indicated location, right-click on it, and select Properties.
3. Go to the Compatibility tab, check the Run this program in compatibility mode for option and select an older Windows OS like Windows 7, and install the driver.
4. Restart your system, and check if the USB is working.
Check this video for more help:
Method 4: Run Hardware and Devices Troubleshooter.
Run the Hardware and Devices Troubleshooter and check if that helps you. Here are the steps:
1. Click on Search bar, type Troubleshooting. Then select the first option from the search result.
2. Then, click the Configure a device option under Hardware and Sound.
3. When the Troubleshooter interface appears, check the Apply repairs automatically option or not according to your own requirement. Click Next.
4. The Troubleshooter will begin scanning for and resolving the issues. If you select the Apply repairs automatically option, it will take care of the faults that were discovered on its own. If this is not the case, you will get a scan report. After that, you must select the issues that need to be resolved and then click on the Next button to proceed with the repairs.
5. Reboot your system and check whether USB disconnects after few seconds.
One of these methods should resolve your USB keep disconnecting and reconnecting issue.
