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USB Warning "failed installation"

Discussion in 'Legacy Windows' started by boutells, 2014/08/04.

  1. 2014/08/04
    boutells

    boutells Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I plugged in a USB adaptor for a micro sd card without the card by mistake. I now get a warning of a failed installation of the device every time I start the computer. It is not a major issue but very annoying.

    I have deleted the unknown device from Devices and Printers but it keeps re-appearing.

    Any way to lose this permamnetly short of doing a full reset or refresh?
     
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  2. 2014/08/04
    Evan Omo

    Evan Omo Computer Support Technician Staff

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    Hi boutells. If you open Device Manager and click View< Show hidden devices, are there any yellow exclamation points or errors shown there?
     
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  4. 2014/08/05
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    boutells Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Yes so I have deleted them and we will have to see if that workks. Thanks
     
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  5. 2014/08/05
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    Presumably it did work as you have marked the thread as Resolved?
     
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  6. 2014/08/05
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    boutells Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I did but it has come back again, I have deleted it again so I'll give it a few days and see what happens. My change it back to unsolved if it continues.
     
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  7. 2014/08/06
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    boutells Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I have moved this back to unsolved. Despite repeatedly uninstalling in Device Manager,it keeps reappearing the next time the computer comes out of Sleep.
     
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  8. 2014/08/06
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    Try this .....

    In Device Manager under Universal Serial Bus Controllers right click on each entry in turn and select Uninstall.

    Then reboot to allow Windows to reinstall these items.
     
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    boutells Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Done all that but no joy.
     
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  10. 2014/08/06
    Evan Omo

    Evan Omo Computer Support Technician Staff

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    Can you post a screenshot of your Device Manager window so I can see what the name of the device that is not uninstalling? Thanks.
     
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  11. 2014/08/07
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    boutells Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    See attached
     

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  12. 2014/08/07
    Evan Omo

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    boutells Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    That may have done it. Thanks. I will leave it for a few days before I mark the thread as resolved.
     
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  14. 2014/08/16
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    boutells Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Seems to have worked. Thanks.
     
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  15. 2014/08/16
    Evan Omo

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    Excellent news. :) Thanks for the update.
     
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