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USB 3.0 Extension Cable Not working anymore after drivers got updated

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You can uninstall the driver and see what gets installed after reboot. 

Or use system restore point...

Or try to F8 during boot and pick last known good configuration.

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Hi techs,

 

A while back I purchased a USB 3.0 Active Extension cable (5m) from China somewhere.

 

It worked fine, just until today I tried "Driver Booster 8". First conclusion was that my PC performs somewhat better. But at the cost that my cable doesn't work at all anymore.

 

When I plug it in, it even takes some time before windows give the USB-device plugged/unplugged sound. I started to realise that maybe the cable itself might gotten flashed by the software? There is a small box on the cable itself. 

 

Is there a way to undo all this? I can't roll back the drivers in DeviceManagement. The option is greyed out. 

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You can uninstall the driver and see what gets installed after reboot. 

Or use system restore point...

Or try to F8 during boot and pick last known good configuration.

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Thanks for the fast reply,

 

I couldn't F8 during boot because of Asus logo I think? Either way, in Windows, I searched for System Restore point, returned to a previous point before I messed up the drivers. And it worked.

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