# USB Ports On My Laptop Are Fried, How To Fix?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-ports-on-my-laptop-are-fried-how-to-fix/776228>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 3, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-ports-on-my-laptop-are-fried-how-to-fix/776228 "2017-01-03T14:34:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-ports-on-my-laptop-are-fried-how-to-fix/776228/21 "2017-01-29T16:38:35Z")

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> [@Csnoopy](#):
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> 1. Download Driver Booster from IOBIT and let it do a scan of all the devices on your Laptop & allow it to upgrade all the OUTDATED devices on your Laptop which will include the USB devices.

I’ve read quite a few reviews of this Driver Booster - about the best trustworthy opinion I can find on it is that it’s unnecessary.

If you want to update your drivers, the best sources are:  
[ul]  
[li]The manufacturer of your laptop[/li][li]Windows Update[/li][li]The manufacturer(s) of the various chipsets in use in your hardware[/li][/ul]

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