[Outdated] USB 3.0/3.1 Drivers (original and modded)

[Fernando]

@danuspuchatek Welcome to the Win-RAID Forum!

@danuspuchatek

I’ve been having an seemingly random issue with my Surface Pro 7 since I’ve upgraded to Windows 11, but have heard of this issue happening on the latest release of Windows 10 as well.
I use the USB-C cable that came with my monitor (LG 27UK850) to charge my Surface.

I seriously doubt, that a modded USB 3.0/3.1 driver will solve your problem.
Since I have a Surface Pro7 myself and use the USB-C port as well for charging the laptop, I can confirm, that charging this way doesn’t always work. On the other hand I know, that Microsoft hasn’t designed the USB-C port for charging. According to Microsoft only the specific Surface power adapter and its cable connection should be used for charging.
Enjoy the Forum!
Dieter (alias Fernando)

[danuspuchatek]

Hi Dieter,

Thanks for the welcome and the reply.

The weird thing is that I had absolutely zero issues with this prior to my Windows 11 upgrade. With Windows 10, I’d plug it in and it would always charge correctly.

Here’s an article from Microsoft about fast charging via USB-C:

USB-C and Fast Charging for Surface - Microsoft Support

It sounds like charging via USB-C should not be an issue and is officially supported.

I understand charging with a small low wattage charger like for a phone or tablet will be slow and unreliable, but my monitor (https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-27UK850-W-4k-uhd-led-monitor) has a 60W PD USB-C port and came with a pretty beefy cable. The stock Surface charger is 65W.

I’ve also used a Macbook USB-C charger and never had an issue with that.

I’ve now heard from other posters on the Microsoft Community that their Surfaces with Windows 10 have started to have this issue of charging via USB hubs or monitors as of an update around January or February, the same time I upgraded to Windows 11.

To me, this sounds like a software issue.

[Logic]

Anyone looking for and extra 20% to 30% speed improvement out of their USB; do have a look at my post here:

20 to 30% performance increase for all USB (except UASP)

A 20% to 30% increase in USB 2 and USB 3 transfer speed is easily done by: 1: Changing the size of the blocks of data sent to the USB drive from the default of 64 KB to larger blocks. (up to 2MB) The larger blocks reduce protocol overhead; increasing speed. 2: Windows only pretends to enable write caching on all file systems besides NTFS. Let me repeat that: Windows does NOT enable write caching on USB flash drives unless the drive is formatted NTFS. It only pretends to do so…! (But that…

[Galinace]

I recently reinstalled windows 11. Until then (win7/win10) Renesas USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller - 0096 (Microsoft) had found its working 64bit Renesas Gen1 USB 3.0 Drivers v2.1.39.0 mod+signed by me.

It seems that there is a new generic Microsoft driver since January 2023.

But I don’t know if I should be happy about it or not, because my new Windows install doesn’t seem to be stable: windows crashes randomly without me being able to determine the source of the problem. No BSOD or eventlog to help me identify the problem.
So I have a suspicion about this new generic Microsoft driver but I have no idea how to force the installation of the modified driver that has worked so well for years. Can anyone guide me because every time I try to force the installation of the modified driver, Windows tells me that a better, newer driver is already installed?

[Fernando]

@Galinace
Welcome to the Win-RAID Forum!
If you want to to force the installation of a driver, which is not accepted by the normal driver update routine (right-click onto the device > “Update driver” > “Browse my Computer…” > “Search”), you should do the following:

1. Open the Control Panel and set a “Restore Point” (to be able to recover the current configuration).
2. Run the Device Manager again, but choose “Let me pick…” instead of pressing the “Search” button.
3. Press the “Have Disk” button and navigate to the matching INF file of the desired driver named nusb3xhc.inf.
4. Disregard a warning message, that the function of the driver cannot be confirmed.
5. Don’t forget to update the related USB Hub driver the same way (by choosing the file named nusb3hub.inf).
6. Reboot once the installation of both drivers has been completed.
7. Check the system integrity and the function of the USB ports.

Good luck!
Dieter (alias Fernando)

[Galinace]

Hi Fernando,
Windows 11 failed to install the 2 drivers; here is the order I followed. Is it necessary to follow the procedure quoted below for windows 8/10 to force the installation of an unsigned driver?

@Fernando

B. Newer Windows Operating Systems (Win8/8.1/10)

Contrary to the previous Windows Operating Systems the latest ones from Win8 up do not allow the manual installation of any modded driver by simply hitting “Have Disk”.
Nevertheless it is possible to get them properly installed and working.
This is the easiest way how to do it:

1. Hit the “Shift” key while clicking onto the “Restart” option.
2. After the reboot choose the options “Troubleshoot” > “Advanced Options” > “Startup Settings” > “Restart”.
3. During the next reboot hit “F7” (= option “Disable driver signature enforcement”).
4. Once the OS is up, you can get any suitable modded driver properly installed from within the Device Manager by using the “Have Disk Method” (see above).
5. Until the next reboot you can install as many unsigned or modded drivers as you want or need to.

[Fernando]

@Galinace
Did you successfully import the Win-RAID CA Certificate before you tried to replace/update the driver?

[Galinace]

I feel embarrassed to admit that I know nothing about importing Win-RAID CA Certificate. As I recall, I had just installed your modified driver for Windows 8.1 and then 10. Maybe I did it wrong…
Before I do that, I want to make sure I’m following the right procedure: is this the page?

EDIT : It’s perfect; I got the certificate and then the drivers installed correctly. I hope I found a solution for my random Windows crashes.

[dotexe]

Hello @Fernando, thank you for the topic and support.
I was wondering what drivers I can use for DEV_43F7

thank you very much!

[Fernando]

@dotexe Welcome to the Win-RAID Forum!
Without knowing the chipset of your mainboard and the OS you are running I cannot answer your question.
Enjoy the Forum!
Dieter (alias Fernando)

[dotexe]

Apologies for that -
my chipset is X670E on the ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO mainboard and the OS is Windows 11 (22H2 - 22621.1992)

thank you!

[westlake]

@dotexe

USB device, no external driver required for Windows 10 and later operating systems. The operating system’s factory driver is perfectly adequate.

[dotexe]

Understandable and I agree that the drivers are adequate. However I enjoy tinkering around and the NVME driver switch has improved performance in many ways. It would’ve been nice if I could test the same with my peripherals.

If you have a suggestion which drivers I could use, please let me know.

[westlake]

@dotexe

I have the same opinion about PCIe SSDs. I stopped using third party drivers a while ago, there is no point. Manufacturers don’t release newer and newer versions for these for a reason, like for a VGA. Microsoft on the other hand updates every few months. But this topic belongs in another thread.

Recommended AHCI/RAID and NVMe Drivers

[westlake]

AMD USB 4.0 ([email protected]_05.24)

PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_15C4
PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_15C5
PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_162E
PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_162F
PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1668
PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1669

Neither the directory names nor the file dates are the original ones! But none of them make any difference.

amd_usb4.rar (204.3 KB)

[Logic]

I strongly disagree with you westlake:
Here is a before and after of my 58GB Optane 800P:
ie: stock MS vs Intel mod driver:

NB the R4K Q1T1 numbers as 66% of Windows I/O is them, NOT the large sequential #s SSD marketers wave around like burning flags.

92 MB/s faster reads.
92 MB/s is more than most NAND based NVMe SSDs do for R4K.

For my Corsair MP600 I get a good 30MB/s more in Random writes by using the mod Samsung drivers.
That’s the I/O windows does 58% of the time.

Understanding SSD Advertised Performance and Its Purchase Implications – An...

[miirie]

H’lo. Can anyone post USB drivers for DEV_43F7, DEV_15B8, DEV_5B7, DEV_15B6? I am want mod driver. Thank you.

[Fernando]

@miirie
Since I have stopped the support of this thread, you cannot expect any modded USB driver from my side.
By the way - you forgot to mention the manufcturer of the USB devices and the target OS. Additionally you have mentioned a not existing DeviceID (DEV_5B7).

@all
Users, who want to get a specific driver, should give at least the following information:
1. VendorID (VEN_XXXX) and DeviceID (DEV_XXXX) of the related device (here: USB Controller)
2. target Windows OS incl. its architecture (32/64bit)

[miirie]

Absolutely. My folly. I am not sure how I mistype that.

You look here:

PCI/Ven_1022&Dev_15B8
PCI/Ven_1022&Dev_15B6
PCI/Ven_1022&Dev_15B7
PCI/Ven_1022&Dev_43F7

Thank you much

[cai0ba]

Hello guys, im new here and im trying to understand how this works. These are my hIDS:
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A2AF&SUBSYS_7B481462&REV_00
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A2AF&SUBSYS_7B481462
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A2AF&CC_0C0330
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A2AF&CC_0C03
im running a z370 a pro with a i5 9600k. Im not sure about what driver would work but I guess this one (pure" 64bit Intel USB 3.0/3.1 Drivers v5.0.4.43 re-mod with DPInst option) would work?