USB's keep disconnecting and reconnecting

[slewis223]

I have been having this weird problem were all of my usb devices like my mouse and keyboard will just randomly disconnect and then reconnect it happens about every 10 to 15 minutes Please help

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

That usually occurs when there's not enough power available through USB, but shouldn't happen if only a mouse & keyboard are connected to the ports.

You only have mouse & keyboard connected to a USB port? No external hard drives or similar devices?

 

[slewis223]

That usually occurs when there's not enough power available through USB, but shouldn't happen if only a mouse & keyboard are connected to the ports.

You only have mouse & keyboard connected to a USB port? No external hard drives or similar devices?

I only have a mouse and keyboard hooked up to my usb

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

That is strange then. I don't know what to suggest.

 

[aydinbekoglu]

Hello dear users,

I had the same issues with my USB midi controllers. They were connecting and disconnecting constantly which drove me crazy.
After trying everything written above (they may be a solution for someone else's specific problem) I finally realised the problem was my desktop pc's usb ports have been used by MANY devices - old, new, current.

Let me explain this: each time we connect a device into a usb port it installs a driver (mostly automatic). Then it stays in the system. Even if we plug in a friend's usb flash disk to copy a document, its drivers linger on. So over time our machine collects many UNUSED usb port drivers. By cleaning them we avoid possible conflicts and a system speed up as an added bonus.

Here's how I did it...

I downloaded a little freeware USB port utility called USBDeview from www.nirsoft.net and ran it AS ADMINISTRATOR.
I found the unused old drivers and uninstalled them thus cleaning the list. Then restart. Plug in your device, see it is activated and have a nice day!

Best regards,

Have a nice day.