After you upgrade your computer to Windows 10, if your Microsoft USB Drivers are not working, you can fix the problem by updating the drivers. It is possible that your USB driver is not compatible with the newer version of Windows.

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Windows 10 drivers. Windows 10 operating system was supposed to become the universal OS for PCs, smartphones, tablets and even for Xbox One game console. It was released after Windows 8.1, and it belongs to NT family.

How to Update Device Drivers

There are two ways to update drivers.

Option 1 (Recommended): Update drivers automatically - Novice computer users can update drivers using trusted software in just a few mouse clicks. Automatic driver updates are fast, efficient and elimate all the guesswork. Your old drivers can even be backed up and restored in case any problems occur.

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Option 2: Update drivers manually - Find the correct driver for your USB and operating system, then install it by following the step by step instructions below. You’ll need some computer skills to use this method.

Option 1: Update drivers automatically

The Driver Update Utility for Microsoft devices is intelligent software which automatically recognizes your computer’s operating system and USB model and finds the most up-to-date drivers for it. There is no risk of installing the wrong driver. The Driver Update Utility downloads and installs your drivers quickly and easily.

You can scan for driver updates automatically with the FREE version of the Driver Update Utility for Microsoft, and complete all necessary driver updates using the premium version.

Tech Tip: The Driver Update Utility for Microsoft will back up your current drivers for you. If you encounter any problems while updating your drivers, you can use this feature to restore your previous drivers and configuration settings.

1. Download the Driver Update Utility for Microsoft.

2. Double-click on the program to run it. It will then scan your computer and identify any problem drivers. You will see a results page similar to the one below:
   

3. Click the Update Driver button next to your driver. The correct version will be downloaded and installed automatically. Or, you can click the Update Drivers button at the bottom to automatically download and install the correct version of all the drivers that are missing or out-of-date on your system.

Option 2: Update drivers manually

To find the latest driver, including Windows 10 drivers, choose from our list of most popular Microsoft USB downloads or search our driver archive for the driver that fits your specific USB model and your PC’s operating system.

If you cannot find the right driver for your device, you can request the driver. We will find it for you. Or, try the automatic option instead.

Tech Tip: If you are having trouble finding the right driver update, use the Microsoft USB Driver Update Utility. It is software which finds, downloads and istalls the correct driver for you - automatically.

After downloading your driver update, you will need to install it. Driver updates come in a variety of file formats with different file extensions. For example, you may have downloaded an EXE, INF, ZIP, or SYS file. Each file type has a slighty different installation procedure to follow. Visit our Driver Support Page to watch helpful step-by-step videos on how to install drivers based on their file extension.

How to Install Drivers

After you have found the right driver, follow these simple instructions to install it.

1. Power off your device.
2. Disconnect the device from your computer.
3. Reconnect the device and power it on.
4. Double click the driver download to extract it.
5. If a language option is given, select your language.
6. Follow the directions on the installation program screen.
7. Reboot your computer.

Universal Windows drivers enable developers to create a single driver package that runs across multiple device types, from embedded systems to tablets to desktop PCs.

A Universal Windows driver package contains an INF file and binaries that install and run on Universal Windows Platform (UWP)-based editions of Windows 10. They also install and run on other editions of Windows 10 that share a common set of interfaces.

The driver binary can use KMDF, UMDF 2, or the Windows Driver Model (WDM).

A universal driver consists of the following parts:

• A base driver
• Optional component packages
• An optional hardware support app

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The base driver contains all the core functionality and shared code. The optional component packages can contain customizations and additional settings.

Typically, a device manufacturer, or independent hardware vendor (IHV), writes the base driver. Then, a system builder, or original equipment manufacturer (OEM), provides any optional component packages.

After the IHV has certified the base driver, it can be deployed on all OEM systems. Because a base driver can be used across all systems that share a hardware part, Microsoft can test the base driver broadly by using Windows Insider driver flighting instead of limiting distribution to specific machines.

The OEM validates only the optional customizations that it provides for the OEM device.

Universal drivers are distributed through Windows Update, and hardware support apps are distributed through Microsoft Store.

Design principles

When you write a universal driver package, there are four design principles to consider:

• Declarative (D): Install the driver by using only declarative INF directives. Don't include co-installers or RegisterDll functions.

• Componentized (C): Edition-specific, OEM-specific, and optional customizations to the driver are separate from the base driver package. As a result, the base driver, which provides only core device functionality, can be targeted, flighted, and serviced independently from the customizations.

• Hardware Support App (H): Any user interface (UI) component associated with a universal driver must be packaged as a Hardware Support App (HSA) or preinstalled on the OEM device. An HSA is an optional device-specific app that's paired with a driver. The application can be a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) or Desktop Bridge app. You must distribute and update an HSA through the Microsoft Store. For details, see Hardware Support App (HSA): Steps for driver developers and Hardware Support App (HSA): Steps for app developers.

• Universal API compliance (U): Binaries in the universal driver package call only those APIs and DDIs that are included in UWP-based editions of Windows 10. These DDIs are marked as Universal on the corresponding documentation reference pages. INF files use only universal INF syntax.

In the documentation, we use the DCHU acronym to refer to these principles. Later in this article, you'll find guidance to make your driver package DCHU-compliant.Also check out Universal driver scenarios, which describes how the DCHU universal driver sample applies the DCHU design principles.

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Requirements

When you write a universal driver package, follow these steps:

• Create a universal INF file for your driver:
  1. Review the list of INF sections and directives that are valid in universal driver packages.
  2. Use the InfVerif tool to verify that your driver package's INF file is universal.
• Use the ApiValidator tool to verify that the APIs your binaries call are valid for a universal driver package.

Best practices

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• If you're using the Windows Driver Kit (WDK) with Visual Studio, set the Target Platform value in the driver project properties to Universal. This automatically adds the correct libraries, and it runs the Universal INF validation and APiValidator as a part of build. To do this:

  1. Open the driver project properties.
  2. Select Driver Settings.
  3. Use the drop-down menu to set Target Platform to Universal.

• If your INF performs any custom setup actions that depend on the target platform, consider separating them out into an extension INF. You can update an extension INF independently from the base driver package to make it more robust and serviceable. For more information, see Using an extension INF file.

• If you want to provide an application that works with your device, include a UWP app. For more information, see Hardware Support App (HSA): Steps for driver developers. An OEM can preload such an app by using DISM - Deployment Image Servicing and Management. Or, users can manually download the app from the Microsoft Store.

• In the INF DestinationDirs section, set the destination directories to dirid 13 to make the driver run from the driver store. This setting won't work for some devices.

• Submit your universal driver package for certification in the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program. See the following topics for more details: