If you receive a message Currently, this hardware device is not connected to the computer (Code 45), on your Windows computer, then this post will help you troubleshoot the issue.

Once computer completely reboots, connect USB device to the USB ports and then check if error The last USB device you connected to this computer malfunctioned still occurs.

The USB port does not recognize the USB device connected to the computer until it remains in this state. To fix this problem, uninstall the USB Controller and install it again.

The USB port not recognizing devices is due to a wide variety of reasons, from software to hardware problems. We'll go over some of the common causes and how you can fix them.