USB drivers included in the Linux kernel are rife with security flaws that in some cases can be exploited to run untrusted code and take over users' computers. The vast majority of these ...

I'm having a problem with my computer (specs below) and my Sony DSC-F505V digital camera. These are interconnected using USB, showing up in Explorer as a removeable drive. However, I don't seem to be ...

TL;DR: After a few weeks of deliberation, AMD has solved the intermittent USB connectivity problem as reported by many users. An AGESA update containing the fix will be sent to motherboard ...

This is mostly an annoyance, but it is a multi-user PC, so I want to get rid of this. The card in question is a Startech-branded 2-Port USB 3.1 / USB-A PCIe Card (1x External, 1x Internal USB-A ports) ...

Clearly, something is broken. But is it hardware, software, the device or the computer? That’s going to take some experimentation. First, let’s get the obvious out of the way: Unplug the device, then ...

Some M4 Mac mini owners are discovering USB-C issues with their new desktops, with peripherals disconnecting seemingly at random. USB is a fairly resilient technology, with the expectation that things ...

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