You can format an external drive quickly and easily in Windows, without the need of any third-party tools. But before you format your USB drive, you need to consider which file system to use. File ...

So you’ve connected a device to your PC via a USB port — but Windows doesn’t recognize it. What now? Before you assume the product (or your PC port) is broken, there are several USB troubleshooting ...

If USB ports are not working in a Windows 11/10 computer after BIOS Update, Windows Update, Power Outage, Driver Update or after Sleep, see this post. USB ports on a computer enable users to connect ...

If you've ever looked closely at the USB ports on your laptop or desktop PC, you may have noticed that some are labeled with a small symbol. It looks like the letters SS, with a three-pronged icon ...

We all know the importance of USB flash drives, right? These are tiny but very useful. USB flash drives give us the freedom to access our essential files from any system. We take them for granted, but ...

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We already know that Windows 11 has robust support for USB Type-C connectivity problems, such as faulty connections, slow charging, unsupported accessories, and more. However, these notifications can ...

USB-C is the modern connection standard shared by most new devices today. It comes in several different formats—USB-C, USB4 and Thunderbolt—but they all have the same reversible connector at the end ...

The STM32F103C8T6 from STMicroelectronics is such a chip, affectionately referred to as the 'Enlightenment Chip' by countless electronic engineers. It has not only accompanied many from students to ...

That colorful bit of plastic you may have noticed tucked inside many USB ports is often more than meets the eye. In addition to insulating tiny contact pins that enable a USB connection for your most ...

We're all for audiophile sound quality, but sometimes we love a pair of headphones just for their sense of fun. Case in point: the Gadhouse Wesley, which are unashamedly retro. In fact, they bear a ...

It’s such a mystery to me how anyone can leave the house with a phone but not a power bank. You never know when you’ll be caught out for longer than expected, or you might have forgotten to charge up, ...