usb

This tutorial will show you how to find information about the system’s USB4 capabilities and attached peripherals in Windows 11. A USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is a standard cable connection interface for computers and electronics devices. USB4 enables new productivity scenarios for...

A USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is a standard cable connection interface for computers and electronics devices. This tutorial will show you how to check which USB port types are supported on your Windows 10 and Windows 11 PC. Option One: Check USB Port Types by Logo on USB Port Option...

USB selective suspend is the ability to power down and later resume an idle USB device while the computer to which it is attached remains in the working state (S0). For energy-efficient operation—especially on mobile PCs—all USB devices and drivers should support selective suspend. Powering down...

Windows will show a notification if there are issues connecting a USB device by default. This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off show notification if there are issues connecting a USB device for your account in Windows 11. Option One: Turn On or Off Notification if Issues...

If you charge your PC battery over USB, you might get a notification that says your PC is charging slowly. This may happen if you’re using a charger that didn’t come with your device. Starting with Windows 11 build 25252, Microsoft updated the battery icon’s tooltip to let you know if your...

USB battery saver will stop USB devices when your screen is off to help save battery life. This will show you how to turn on or off USB battery saver for all users in Windows 11. You must be signed in as an administrator to turn on or off USB battery saver. Option One: Turn On or Off USB...

Users are allowed read and write access to removable storage devices (ex: USB, SD Card, CD/DVD) they connect to the computer by default in Windows. This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable read and write access to all removable storage devices for all or specific users in Windows 10...

This tutorial will show you how to boot from a bootable USB flash drive at boot or from within Windows 11 PC or Surface devices. Option One: Boot from USB Drive from Advanced Startup (WinRE) Option Two: Boot from USB Drive from Boot Menu Option Three: Boot from USB Drive on Surface devices...

If your PC won’t start, you can use a recovery drive to restore from a system restore point or recover your PC. It's a good idea to create a recovery drive. That way, if your PC ever experiences a major issue such as hardware failure, you'll be able to use the recovery drive to reinstall...

As you all (should) already know, Windows Setup's install.wim file is growing with each new feature upgrade. It's coming close and soon going over the 4 GB size limit of a FAT32 formatted install media. Today, as I write this, (22-FEB-2022), downloading WIM-based most current public release...

BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned drives and computers. New files are automatically encrypted when you save them to a drive...

You can use a Windows 11 installation USB flash drive to clean install, upgrade, reset, or repair Windows 11. The installation USB can also be used as a recovery drive to boot to WinRE (aka: advanced startup). This tutorial will show you how to create a bootable USB flash drive used to install...

A Windows 11 ISO file is a disc image file that can be used to create a Windows 11 installation USB or DVD to install Windows 11 with. This tutorial will show you how to see full details such as language, edition, build, version, architecture, and more for a Windows 11 installation ISO or USB...