[Elecraft] Windows 10 Update Breaks COM Port for K3 & P3 Utilities

[Clay Autery]

Oh no... not me.  All my USB stuff is working perfectly.... even with 
the 50 lbs of gear I have hanging off the various USB buses...  <smile>  
But you have a point. Some of these other folks may have some issues.  
It's my business to keep system's clean, so I am massively OCD about 
doing so for my own machines.

Just bothers me that so many other folks are having issues....  I spent 
some hours today researching and putting together some tools.  I will be 
testing them and hopefully writing up a procedure for "last resort" use.
Rebuilding the USB Bus structure from the ground up is not a trivial 
task to say the least....

______________________
Clay Autery, KY5G
(318) 518-1389

On 05/29/18 19:00, Bill Johnson wrote:
> Take a step back.  There are lots of influences which affect 
> situations.  Desktop viruses are usually the first.  These control the 
> internet connections.  They don't play well with your PC.  I know this 
> as I fix issues for my customers. Good luck!  You may be seriously 
> infected.
>
> Have a great day,
> Bill J
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Clay Autery 
> <KY5G at montac.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 29, 2018 6:42:03 PM
> *To:* elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Elecraft] Windows 10 Update Breaks COM Port for K3 & 
> P3 Utilities
> This is such a cluster and should never have happened...  when I can 
> break loose, I will see what I can do to repriduce this situation....  
> (I had zero issues with 1803 release or the insider prieview preceding 
> it).
> I will also investigate for tools available for cleaning out the 
> registry of ALL USB enumeration et al. so AT LEAST there will be a 
> procedure where we can start clean and reinstall/configure all USB 
> connections/devices/routings.
> I use multiple USB hubs, outboard USB audio interfaces/mixers, VNWA, 
> SDR, LP-PAN, GPSDO. NTP server, etc....
> So when I went to USBVIEW and looked around, I was astonidhed at the 
> plate of USB spaghetti it had become.
> It is a wonder that any signal gets to where it is supposed to go....  
> <big grin>
> 73,Clay, KY5G
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
> -------- Original message --------From: Bill Johnson <k9yeq at live.com> 
> Date: 5/29/18  13:47  (GMT-06:00) To: Tom <tomb18 at videotron.ca>, Mark 
> Wheeler <mark3575 at icloud.com>, elecraft at mailman.qth.net Cc: Mark 
> Wheeler <mark3575 at icloud.com> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Windows 10 
> Update Breaks COM Port for K3 &
>          P3      Utilities
> Tom,  I get prereleases for WIN 10 Pro which means I got the release 
> you are probably discussing in this thread some time ago.  The audio 
> codec changes in the release can be a big PITA.  I have to unplug my 
> USB cable to the K3S in order not to have the PC speakers and the 
> directly plugged in Stereo speakers on at the same time.  If I want to 
> use the USB cable, then I have to use the PC speakers.  Interestingly, 
> I can disable one set of speakers via control panel settings, but once 
> I reboot the speaker is then re-detected.  I will eventually have too 
> use the PC speakers, and abandon my excellent stereo speakers hooked 
> directly to the K3S.  I prefer using the volume control on the K3S vs 
> reaching to adjust the PC speakers or changing the mixer settings on 
> the desktop.
>
> 73,
> Bill
> K9YEQ
>
> https://wrj-tech.com/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Tom
>
>
> Hi,
> [WJ] ........
>
> Now with the latest Windows 10 update, some changes have been made to 
> the Privacy settings on your computer, specifically devices that act 
> as Microphones, one of which is probably the USB codec that Elecraft 
> uses.
> Make sure it is set to allow.
> 73 Tom
> va2fsq.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Wheeler
> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2018 10:29 AM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Cc: Mark Wheeler
> Subject: [Elecraft] Windows 10 Update Breaks COM Port for K3 & P3 
> Utilities
>
> With the latest Windows 10 update earlier this week, my K3S and P3 can 
> no longer communicate with my Windows 10 PC via the USB cables.  I’ve 
> gone into Device Manager and right clicked on the COM12 device drive 
> and clicked “update driver” and that updated from a 2016 driver to a 
> 2017 CM port driver, but neither connect the PC to my K3S or P3. Any 
> suggestions?  Thank you.
>
> Mark
> WU6R
> (formally KM6HFR)
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