From Intel: Get the latest drivers for Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller. 1. Installs Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver (version 5.0.3.42) for Intelﾃつｮ 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Families, and 4th Generation Intel Core Processor U-Series Platform.
Intel is not releasing a specific Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver for Windows 8, 8.1, or 10. If you are upgrading from Windows* 7 to Windows 8, 8.1, or 10, uninstall the Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver before installing the upgrade. Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver on Intel® 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family/4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor U-Series Platform 7 Series: This is Intel® USB 3.0 xHCI Driver for Windows 7* and Windows Server 2008 R2* 64-bit Operation System on Intel® 7 Series/C216 Series Chipset Family. No matter what your purpose is, for tacking the Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller driver not compatible or not working problem or updating the xHCI driver, it is an unavoidable method for you to make your USB 3.0 external or flash hard drive run properly on Windows 8 or 10. Windows* 8 and Windows® 10 Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver Not Supported in Windows XP* or Windows Vista*. Download the Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver. Note: The Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver is not supported in Windows XP or Windows Vista. Method 2: Download and Update Intel USB 3.0 Driver via Driver Talent on Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP. The problem is, Microsoft's driver has overriden Intel's USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller driver and this is the one causing the issue. Uninstalling either the Intel Bluetooth Driver or Intel (R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller - 1.0 (Microsoft), will only make WIndows 10 reinstall back the latest drivers. Not sure if this is the right driver or software for your component? Run Intel® Driver & Support Assistant to automatically detect driver or software updates. Note: The Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver is not supported on Windows* XP and Windows Vista.
2. Installs Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit operating system on Intel 7 Series Chipsets and Intel C216 Series Chipsets.
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Intel Usb 3.0 Host Controller
[QUOTE=XavierLH;591814] ... I've been running it successfully on an older HP laptop. I almost returned the Lenovo laptop until my research led me here and I understood that the issue was not with Lenovo but with the 'spat' between Microsoft and Intel over who's responsible for ensuring that device drivers actually work.
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I received the same answer from Microsoft regarding Asus drivers and who's fault it was.
(Asmedia usb 3 drivers are broken and occasionally glitchy on asus boards that came out last year)
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