However, NirLauncher has improved my approach to Windows troubleshooting. This free portable toolkit bundles over 200 utilities from NirSoft into a single package that doesn't require installation.

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If USB ports are not working in a Windows 11/10 computer after BIOS Update, Windows Update, Power Outage, Driver Update or after Sleep, see this post. USB ports on a computer enable users to connect ...

I have a device that's connected to the PC via USB and I'd like to write a Windows application that simply pulls information from this device. The information would be along the lines of the device ...

If you see a Device Not Migrated message when you open the Properties of USB, External Drive, etc. in Device Manager on Windows, then try these suggestions: 1] Install or Update the device driver As ...

Windows 10 admins haven't been able to selectively block USB devices in the past, but now they can thanks to Microsoft's new layered Group Policy feature. Windows 10 Group Policies are a way for ...

If you wound up with a new Windows 11 laptop or desktop over the holidays, but want to run Windows 10 anyway, there are ways to make that happen. So, you got a shiny new Windows 11 computer over the ...

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