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I am currently dual-booting Windows 10 and Windows Vista, and it was working, but Windows Vista has recently stopped allowing me to use my USB devices. I can use my keyboard and mouse in the BIOS, and I can use them to select an OS to boot, but when I choose Vista, they just shut off. I have tried every USB port on my computer, so it's not that. I found a circle-shaped port on my motherboard that I thought I could use an old keyboard for, but I don't have any keyboards old enough to use it. Does anyone know what I can do to get them to work? By the way, this topic was not created for people trying to convince me that Vista is a waste of time, so please keep on topic.

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I am currently dual-booting Windows 10 and Windows Vista, and it was working, but Windows Vista has recently stopped allowing me to use my USB devices. I can use my keyboard and mouse in the BIOS, and I can use them to select an OS to boot, but when I choose Vista, they just shut off. I have tried every USB port on my computer, so it's not that. I found a circle-shaped port on my motherboard that I thought I could use an old keyboard for, but I don't have any keyboards old enough to use it. Does anyone know what I can do to get them to work? By the way, this topic was not created for people trying to convince me that Vista is a waste of time, so please keep on topic.

You might need to re-install it. I had the same problem with Windows 7 (aka last Vista service pack) on this computer.

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I have the ASUS Z97 Pro.

Yep. You need to re-install Vista, then Windows 10. I'm running an Asus Z97 Sabertooth MKII

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Yep. You need to re-install Vista, then Windows 10. I'm running an Asus Z97 Sabertooth MKII

If I do re-install it, how do I know it won't happen again?

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If I do re-install it, how do I know it won't happen again?

You don't, that's one of the problems with Windows. However at the moment it hasn't happened again with my computer so yours should be fine.

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Ok, I have one more question. What is that circle shaped port on the back of my motherboard?

That's the PS/2 port for older keyboards, and they always work regardless of the OS. I treat them as a fail safe because they work even if the OS refuses to load the correct drivers for the USB ports.

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Ok, I have one more question. What is that circle shaped port on the back of my motherboard?

It's a PS/2 port and it predates USB, I believe.

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