

There’s a possibility that you’re unable to use your USB device due to a hardware issue, meaning that the problem lies within your computer and not the operating system. Change your USB selective suspend setting Run the Hardware and Device troubleshooter Uninstall the USB Driver in Device Manager Let’s not waste any more time and get to troubleshooting. Our article focuses on resolving the Device Descriptor Request Failed (Unknown USB device) issue in a timely manner, no matter what caused it. The issue at hand can be caused by either hardware or system-specific problems. This is a problem when you’re trying to use things such as a USB flash drive, memory card, Android device, game controller, or anything that plugs into your USB port. When you encounter this error message, you’re essentially told that the computer is unable to use the specific USB device connected. One of these common issues is the “ Unknown USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed) ” error that shows up in the Device Manager. Without the correct driver, the computer may not even recognize the joystick.Windows 10 Home users have been reporting issues when connecting and using a USB device on their computer. Common Problems Related To Joystick Drivers 1) Missing (joystick specific) drivers 2) Conflicts or competition for resources (such as IRQs) between two different drivers 3) Corrupted driver files 4) Incompatibility with the interface and the driver (for example, using a game port driver for USB joystick) 5) Using drivers not designed for a specific operating system Troubleshooting Joystick Drivers Although some operating systems provide generic and/or specific drivers, not all operating systems do. Even if the operating system does contain generic joystick drivers, it is best to ensure that you have installed the latest joystick driver for the device that you are using. If the computer’s operating system does not provide the support for a specific joystick, your system will require the installation of a driver. Microsoft also produces an application program interface (API) called that resolves many of the compatibility issues between the joystick and the application (game program for example) using it.


However, for more sophisticated joysticks, it is best to use the joystick driver created by the maker of the joystick.
