You can associate your USB device with a different port but
it will still only function on one
port. To change what port your device
works on, try this:
1. Download
the free application called USBDeview.
This is a tiny app that runs from a single .exe file so nothing is
installed on your computer.
2. Run
USBDeview AS ADMINISTRATOR.
3. Locate
the column titled “Last Plug/Unplug Date.”
You may need to use the scroll bar at the bottom because there are
dozens of columns that you can’t see.
Now sort on this column by clicking on the column header so that the
most recent times are at the top.
4. Plug-in
your USB device using the port that it currently functions on and see what
device jumps to the top of the list. You
may need to hit the refresh button in the tool bar. It may also be helpful to wait a couple
minutes if you have plugged-in several devices recently so that there is more
of a time offset.
5. Once
you identify the device, look at the columns to the right and write down the
device’s vendor ID and product ID. You
need both. For example, my Logitech sound bar vendor ID is 046d and the device
ID is 0a23.
6. Open
device manager and locate your device. Uninstall
the device driver. Plug-and-play devices
will reinstall the driver automatically in step or the computer will do an online search and
download it. Don’t let this step scar
you.
7. After
uninstalling the device you should see it disappear from the device
manager. Now UNPLUG the device from the
computer and reboot. DO NOT plug your
device back in after the reboot completes.
8. Run
USBDeview AS ADMINISTRATOR with your device still disconnected.
9. Sort
by Product ID and “Uninstall” all of the entries that have the same vendor
& product ID that you wrote down from step 5. There may be several. For example, my Logitech sound bar had 6
entries. If BOTH the vendor and product
ID match, uninstall it.
10. Now
decide what USB port you want the device to function from and plug it into that
port. In some cases (like with my sound
bar) you may need to go to the control panel and reassign that device as the
“default” audio device. If your device
is a printer then you will need to use control panel to re-assign that printer
as your default printer etc...
DONE
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