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Are you getting the “Unknown USB Device – Device Descriptor Request Failed” error on your Windows computer? In this video, I’ll guide you step by step on how to fix this USB error on Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7.

This problem usually occurs when you plug in a USB flash drive, pen drive, external hard disk, microphone, USB mouse, keyboard, webcam, smartphone, or other USB devices, and Windows suddenly fails to recognize it. In Device Manager, the device often appears as Unknown USB Device with Error Code 43.

Even worse, this error can appear randomly—your USB device may work perfectly on another PC but not on yours. Common symptoms include:

USB device not detected in Windows

Unknown USB Device showing in Device Manager

USB ports not working on laptop or desktop

USB keeps connecting and disconnecting

USB mouse or keyboard not responding

USB device charging but not showing up

USB-A or USB-C ports not recognizing devices

In this tutorial, you’ll learn effective methods to fix USB not recognized issues caused by:

Faulty or corrupted USB drivers

Power management and USB suspend settings

Windows system configuration problems

Device Descriptor Request Failed (Code 43)

USB controller or chipset errors

This solution works on both laptops and desktop PCs and supports almost all major brands including HP, Dell, Lenovo, ASUS, Acer, MSI, Samsung, Microsoft Surface, Toshiba, Sony VAIO, Huawei, LG, Razer, Fujitsu, Gateway, Alienware, Compaq, Panasonic, and more.

If your USB ports stopped working, Device Manager shows Unknown USB Device, or you keep hearing USB connect and disconnect sounds, this video will help you fix the issue without changing or replacing hardware.

✅ Works on Windows 11 / 10 / 8 / 7
✅ Suitable for laptop and desktop computers
✅ Supports USB 2.0, USB 3.0, USB-A, and USB-C

Watch the full video and carefully follow the steps to permanently resolve the Unknown USB Device error on Windows.

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00:00hey everyone welcome back to Victor explains in today's video I'll show you how to fix the
00:16unknown USB device device descriptor request failed error on Windows 10 11 8 and Windows 7
00:22let's get started first press the Windows key plus our key on your keyboard in the run box type power
00:31cfg.cpl and then click OK now you'll see the power options window here you may see three or four power
00:39plans such as balanced recommended power saver high performance or ultimate performance select
00:45the power plan you're currently using and then click on change plan settings next click on change
00:52advance power settings in the window that appears scroll down and expand USB settings then expand USB
01:00selective suspend setting if you're using a laptop you'll see two options disable both of them if you
01:09are using a desktop PC you'll see only one option disable it after that click apply and then click
01:15OK next go back to power options click on choose what the power buttons do
01:22now click on change settings that are currently unavailable scroll down and uncheck the option
01:27turn on fast startup recommended then click Save changes and that's it now restart your computer after
01:37restarting check your USB device again as you can see the problem is fixed it worked perfectly for me
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