Connect the USB device back again and see if it works. Drivers not updated: You can check the device manager to see if any driver updates are available. Either ways, it’s good to update the drivers.

To fix external drive not recognized issues in Windows 10, you’ll need to use something called Disk Management. It’s one of the older parts of Windows 10, having been kept over from versions ...

There are several factors that can cause Unknown USB device (Device Descriptor failed) wherein USB device is not recognized such as hardware issues with the USB port, a corrupt or outdated drivers ...

4] Turn off Fast Startup To disable Fast Startup, press the WINKEY + R combo to launch the Run utility. Now type in control to launch the Control Panel. Then click on Hardware and Sound and then ...

If the USB port on your PC still isn't working, you can also deactivate USB selective suspend to fix the issue. The USB selective suspend setting disables only a specific port, not the entire root ...

That said, you may have to enable USB debugging on your phone first for it to be recognized by your PC. If you wish to try it, then follow these steps to enable USB debugging on your Nokia 8: ...

Sometimes though, it'll give me the "usb device not recognized" error, and I have to turn the printer back on and off again, then reboot the monitor again. PITA.