Long standing USB port problem

For a long time now I have not been able to load a stick to ANY USB ports on my Asus P8Z77-V board. Have tried plugging sticks into ports that I know are working ie the mouse and KB ones but even with a brand new stick I get no joy.

I have tried sfc chkdsk, malware scans, loading the drivers again from saved files, including the Windows feature and Slim Drivers (something I don't like to use but any port in a storm) , Mr Fixit etc etc ad nauseum and am getting nowhere.

In Devices and Printers I get what is in the pics any ideas as I think I shall have dump the board soon as I can get nowhere with Asus support - their site is now almost impossible to access and full of rubbish re 10 and how good it is.

I have had this problem myself and I can tell you what has worked for me.

First let me say that A.) I am no expert and 2.) I don't fully understand the problem or the solution.

That said consider this a "use at your own risk" idea and please by all means use full precautions in the way of backups, restore points etc.

In my research of the problem I came to understand that Windows builds a list of devices plugged into USB ports. Once a list of "ghosted" devices accumulates it can and apparently does interfere with other devices being recognized.

For instance after a few months I'll find my phone is no longer recognized. This is especially true if I have used my computer to work on a number of other phones in the interim. Similar experiences occur with various other USB devices after a time.

My research led me to a program (free and open source) called "Ghostbuster" @ GhostBuster - Home

Using this to remove the "ghosted" USB entries has worked for me repeatedly over a period of years and has done no harm to my system. After running the program problem devices are once again recognized in the usual fashion.

It's a trifle tedious as you have to go through a list of devices and select only those that you recognize as truly removed USB devices.

Again This is what has worked for me! Even the programs coder advises " use it with care and only if you know what you are doing."

I offer this only because, as I had, you seem to have "tried everything" and nothing worked.

Do your own research. Make your own decision.

HTH
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Ok you folks I am running a Kaspersky rescue disk out of desperation right now but will give those a try cos I don't really want to have to replace the board and the ways things are it would have to be the CPU and RAM as well with that Skylake stuff

But if I have to then I shall go for something less upbeat as I bough tis one to try OC but really it isn't worth it eh?

Ok well the Kaspersky RD did not come up with anything but I am darned if I can find the clipboard to post those results.

Many times when you do a clipboard you will find that it is using Notepad.a
When you send something to Clipboard just look in Notepad.

I have had it happen to me but I don't remember what I was doing at the time. So my suggestion at best is a big Maybe.

This might be helpful. Maybe.

Where Is The Clipboard on Windows 7? - Microsoft Community