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Philip Froese on 09-17-2019 11:49 AM

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Philip Froese on 06-24-2019 04:20 PM

My system takes a long time to power down if a USB Type-C device, dock, or charger is plugged in or unplugged during the...

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Rajib Dutta on 11-06-2018 06:24 PM

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Rajib Dutta on 11-06-2018 03:52 PM

USB Type-C System Software Interface Class Extension

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:57 PM

First published on MSDN on Sep 05, 2018 We’ve been working with several different feature teams within Microsoft to enab...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:57 PM

First published on MSDN on Jun 05, 2018 Authored by Philip Froese [MSFT][Last updated July 13, 2018]In the next release ...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:56 PM

First published on MSDN on Jan 19, 2018 Authored by Matthew Hartman [MSFT] To support the wave of VR HMDs coming to mark...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:55 PM

First published on MSDN on Aug 03, 2017 Authored by Philip Froese [MSFT]Newly added in the RS3 preview builds of the HLK...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:53 PM

First published on MSDN on Feb 01, 2017 Authored by Michelle Bergeron [MSFT]UsbCApiCmd is a simple tool that you can use...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:53 PM

First published on MSDN on Jul 06, 2016 Authored by Michelle Bergeron [MSFT] and Makarand Sonare [MSFT][Last updated 10/...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:52 PM

First published on MSDN on Jun 20, 2016 Authored by Michelle Bergeron [MSFT]Windows 10 introduced support for the USB Ty...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:52 PM

First published on MSDN on Aug 17, 2015 Authored by Michelle Vogel [MSFT]Feedback from users is one of the many ways the...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:49 PM

First published on MSDN on Jul 29, 2015 Authored by George Roussos [MSFT]The Serial Communication protocol is everywhere...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:49 PM

First published on MSDN on May 14, 2015 The purpose of this blog post is to provide a resource with solutions to common ...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:48 PM

First published on MSDN on May 11, 2015 Authored by Andrea Keating [MSFT] Have you ever wanted to watch the video that w...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:48 PM

First published on MSDN on May 11, 2015 Authored by Fred Bhesania [MSFT]Hi everyone!The USB team is excited to share new...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:47 PM

First published on MSDN on Sep 10, 2014 By Koichi Hirao [MSFT]We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of a...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:47 PM

First published on MSDN on Sep 02, 2014 By Philip Froese [MSFT][Update 11/2016] The commands outlined in this post are n...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:47 PM

First published on MSDN on Mar 14, 2014 By Andrea Keating [MSFT] and Arvind Aiyar [MSFT] A common class of USB devices i...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:47 PM

First published on MSDN on Feb 13, 2014 Authored by Arvind Aiyar [MSFT] One of the descriptors that a USB HID device nee...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:46 PM

First published on MSDN on Jan 21, 2014 Last update: September 2nd 2014Note: A fix for this issue is included in August ...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:45 PM

First published on MSDN on Dec 10, 2013 Authored by Eliyas Yakub [MSFT]One of the common issues reported in Microsoft an...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:44 PM

First published on MSDN on Nov 25, 2013 Authored by Martin Borve [MSFT]Updated 1/27/2014 by Philip Ries to show how to u...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:43 PM

First published on MSDN on Nov 15, 2013 Authored by Vivek Gupta [MSFT]In this blog, I’ll provide an overview of the USB ...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:43 PM

First published on MSDN on Nov 08, 2013 Authored by Andrea Keating [MSFT] & Eliyas Yakub [MSFT][Updated 4/24/2017 with n...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:41 PM

First published on MSDN on Nov 08, 2013 Authored by MJ Bustamante [MSFT] In Windows 8.

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:40 PM

First published on MSDN on Oct 31, 2013 Authored by Jim Bovee [MSFT]Last update: April 17, 2014Note: The registry workar...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:39 PM

First published on MSDN on Oct 18, 2013 Authored by Eliyas Yakub [MSFT] Most ASUS systems have a built-in utility named ...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:38 PM

First published on MSDN on Jul 03, 2013 Authored by Philip Ries [MSFT]Last week, at the Microsoft Build Developer Confer...

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Shyamal Varma on 10-12-2018 03:38 PM

First published on MSDN on Jun 28, 2013 Authored by Eliyas Yakub [MSFT] and Robert Zhao [MSFT]Most Microsoft-provided dr...

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in How to install WinUSB.sys without a custom INF? on 08-14-2020

hello Shyamal Varma, Eliyas Yakub [MSFT] and Qiang Qiu [MSFT]; The link you provided: Writing an .Inf File for WinUSB Installation in this article seems lead us to a website that introduce different hardware MS can support but didn't tell how to solve write .inf File for WinUSB Installation directly...

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in What is new with Serial in Windows 10 on 07-15-2020

Hi, barcode scanners from Honeywell do support CDC-ACM and usbser.sys.To use usbser.sys ensure you do not install the driver from the Honeywell website. This is a custom driver.In DevMan you can see which driver is used. Usbser.sys uses names like "Usb Serial Device (COM3)", while the Honeywell driv...

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in USB tests in the Windows 10 Hardware Lab Kit (HLK) on 04-08-2020

windows 10 1903 hlk test is failing for UDE controller based device.. all test cases are passing. only one test case is failing.USB Device Connection s3+s4+standby.

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in Introducing the USB4™ Switch on 03-19-2020

Philip Froese When and from which build we can expect USB4 SW CM Inbox support ?

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in Introducing the USB4™ Switch on 02-06-2020

@mikelu , thanks for the question. The USB4 Switch will not replace the USB Type-C SuperMUTT. The USB4 Switch is a pass-through switch of USB4 (or USB3) signals, whereas the USB Type-C SuperMUTT is a full-fledged USB-C device that implements data and Power Delivery protocols. The USB Type-C SuperMUT...

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