Solved All USB devices lose power when loading recovery media

Anesthetic

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Hey there! I actually have an open ticket with two companies, whom of which are having an issue figuring this out.

Basically, if I use a USB or DVD/CD and load up recovery media software (regardless of whether I actually perform a recovery) OR even just loading Windows installation media, once I exit out of the booted media and go into Windows.... at the password screen.... ALL of my USB devices lose power. Both the keyboard and mouse lights turn off and nothing works until I press the tower's reset button. To put it in simpler terms, in my opinion, it seems that some kind of mechanism activates, rendering any and all USB devices useless once windows begins, subsequent to the computer having been previously booted from recovery media (or any other bootable disc or usb drive).

I opened this separate thread because although both problems are somewhat similar, and concern the UEFI bios (I think), they are still different in many ways.

I am not sure if this justifies a return of the product to the manufacturer I purchased it from? Or if they're just going to be pointing fingers. I have used recovery media on other PCs and I have NEVER encountered this issue. But of course, I understand this UEFI Bios is a new technology, but this is ridiculous...
 

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This computer was built by Xidax.
Not very proficient with UEFI but if it is enabled you can try disabling Fast Boot.
 

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Not very proficient with UEFI but if it is enabled you can try disabling Fast Boot.

If disabling fast boot works, I'll definitely let you know when I get home. And omg, are they now making ALL Bios UEFI now? Or are there manufacturers that don't use it? Or is it becoming the new standard? :mad::cry:
 

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Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz
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This computer was built by Xidax.
Not very proficient with UEFI but if it is enabled you can try disabling Fast Boot.

I just tried this and nope! Still having the same problem. As soon as I go into the recovery media menu, and promptly exit, as soon as Windows comes up, all usb device power is instantly killed until forced restart. :\ :confused:
 

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Windows 10 HomeIntel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz16gb DDR3 1600 MHzMSI GTX 970 4gb DDR3
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Custom Build
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Windows 10 Home
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Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz
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ASUS Z97-Deluxe 3.1
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16gb DDR3 1600 MHz
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MSI GTX 970 4gb DDR3
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Creative Sound Blaster Z
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Ben-Q XL2420G G-SYNC 1080P Gaming Monitor
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1080p
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ADATA 256GB SSD, Western Digital 1TB Black 7200RPM x 3, Seagate Baracuda 7200RPM + 2 external WD Black 1TB.
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Modular Corsair Enthusiast Series RM850
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Obsidian Series 750D
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ZALMAN CNPS10X OPTIMA 120mm FSB
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Logitech K320
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Corsair Gaming M65 RGB
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This computer was built by Xidax.
I solved it. Turns out, UEFI doesn't play very nice with Windows 7. I installed Windows 10....... threw in the recovery usb, booted into the environment......... exited out of the environment.... and when Windows 10 loaded...... all USB devices worked perfectly.
 

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Custom Build
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Windows 10 Home
CPU
Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz
Motherboard
ASUS Z97-Deluxe 3.1
Memory
16gb DDR3 1600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GTX 970 4gb DDR3
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Z
Monitor(s) Displays
Ben-Q XL2420G G-SYNC 1080P Gaming Monitor
Screen Resolution
1080p
Hard Drives
ADATA 256GB SSD, Western Digital 1TB Black 7200RPM x 3, Seagate Baracuda 7200RPM + 2 external WD Black 1TB.
PSU
Modular Corsair Enthusiast Series RM850
Case
Obsidian Series 750D
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ZALMAN CNPS10X OPTIMA 120mm FSB
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Logitech K320
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Corsair Gaming M65 RGB
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100+ Mbps
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Webroot Secure Anywhere
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Mozilla Firefox
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This computer was built by Xidax.
:)

It may have been a corrupt system file (I was going to propose a sfc /scannow but we will not know anymore) which corrected while the upgrade to Windows 10.

Glad it got sorted.
 

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MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
Sound Card
Realtek On-Board HD 7.1 Audio / Logitech G35
Monitor(s) Displays
3xAcer GD245HQ
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD - OS /
WD Caviar Black SATA 3 - 1 TBx2 - Dynamic RAID 0 /
WD Caviar Green SATA 2 - 640GBx2 - Dynamic RAID 0 /
WD Caviar Green SATA 2 - 640GB - Internal Backup /
Seagate Barracude SATA 3 - 3TB - External Backup/ Sync
PSU
HighPower 1000W
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932
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Noctua NH-D14
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Logitech G19
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Logitech G500
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100/4 Mbit Cable (100GB quota)
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IE 11 - Firefox - Chrome
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Millions and millions of people use Windows 7 with UEFI as I do.

UEFI dose work well with Windows 7 if things are set properly.
 

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