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How to reset my Windows 7 USB driver after mouse/keyboard no longer working?

I've gotten myself into a bit of a quandary. I have a Windows 7 x64 computer with USB 3.0 ports. I installed some specialized camera driver software (Point Grey's FlyCapture 2) for use with a high-end ...
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When I reboot going from Linux to Windows, the USB keyboard and mouse don't work

When I'm on Linux and I reboot the machine and choose to boot on Windows 7, the keyboard and mouse are turned off, like they aren't receiving power. After another reboot they work fine (unplugging and ...
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USB mouse disconnecting and reconnecting in windows and linux

I have a problem similar to what is described at "Why is my USB mouse disconnecting and reconnecting randomly and often?" except is is happening in both Windows 7 and Linux (Ubuntu 12/04TLS, fully ...
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Troubleshooting the Microsoft generic USB HID drivers

I've had the Logitech Wave MK550 for about two years now, and it has acted up twice on me now. Now being the second time, anyways. What is happening is the mouse and keyboard simply stop working on ...
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Goldtouch USB Keyboard reverses keystrokes in fast typing -- expected?

I am running into an odd keyboard problem: some key combinations end up reversed (e.g. "pl" ends up being emitted as "lp") when I'm typing quickly. The problematic ones are the key combos I hit with ...
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Windows 7 installation without keyboard+mouse?

What I have: I'm setting up a brand new computer. It came with Windows 10 preinstalled, but I've unplugged that disk and I am now installing Windows 7 on a separate disk instead. Standard USB keyboard+...
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Windows 7 USB drivers corrupted, can't use mouse or keyboard

I recently rearranged the connections of the USB hubs on my motherboard and when I next booted Windows 7 it seemed to corrupt my USB driver store. When the computer starts the keyboard and mouse are ...
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Windows 7 event for plugging in USB keyboard

I would like to use task scheduler to toggle num lock as I plug or unplug my keyboard from my laptop. I use it equally with and without the external keyboard, so both the default settings are equally ...
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Connect a keyboard to my laptop

I want to add a PS2 keyboard to my laptop running Windows 7 64 bit using a PS2 to USB converter, but I couldn't get it to work and there are no related configuration options in the BIOS screens. But ...
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Windows 7 doesn't recognize internal keyboard, touchpad, or USB keyboard

I took my HDD out of my laptop, connected it via a SATA->USB connector externally to the same laptop, and tried to boot from it. It didn't work. Apparently, it also corrupted something in the system, ...
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Keyboard must be unplugged and replugged in after startup?

I recently bought a new keyboard for my Windows 7 desktop. After turning on the system, the keyboard will refuse to work, and it seems like nothing on it works. But after unplugging the keyboard out ...
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USB keyboards keep disconnecting and reconnecting

Issue: USB keyboard keeps disconnecting and reconnecting. It has disconnected 6 times as I've typed this post. It generally reconnects after about 3 seconds. OS: Win 7 Pro 64 bit MB: Gigabyte ...
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Disable USB's including mouse and keyboard, enable with key combo

I have a specific scenario where I have a computer displaying cameras on screen but the operators keep plugging USB's and keyboard/mouse into it. I am aware that I can disable the USB storage ...
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Why two different keyboard connected to a single computer have telepathy?

I connected two different keyboard to my computer. (Both use USB port to communicate with the computer.) The question is: Why when I press Caps-Lock or Num-Lock in one keyboard, The related light (...
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Apple wired keyboard doesn't work being plugged in usb 3.0 port

My Apple wired keyboard doesn't work if it is plugged into an USB 3.0 port on my Samsung laptop. As far as I understand the problem is in USB 2.0 hub built-in Apple keyboard, and it's not work well ...
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