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How to determine whether I have USB3 ports in my laptop?

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Mar 15, 202658924 views
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Is there any way, besides reading the product manual, to determine which type/class of USB ports are present in my computer casing? Can this obtained by visual confirmation, reading the device properties or searching for a registry key? If not, how can I do so?

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In device manager look for Extensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) In Universal Serial Bus Controllers. If you have a usb 3.0 you'll have it, if not, not. Here is an example of an Intel USB 3.0 controller in device manager

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