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R0b0t1 on July 24, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: The source of the e1000e corruption bug (2008)

Another problem is a lack of viable way to do a power cycle for PCIe/USB devices. This clears up a lot of errors.

The functionality used to exist for USB devices, but MS started removing the ability to do it in the API and now more manufacturers have dropped it.

userbinator on July 24, 2020 [–]

It's called "turning it off and on again", and for USB devices, can be as simple as unplugging and replugging.

I've personally done it to fix a malfunctioning USB device many times.

Dylan16807 on July 25, 2020 | [–]

The complaint is that you can't turn it off and on again via software any more.

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