If you keep getting the above message when trying to connect your printer, or any other USB composite device, to your Windows PC, you’ve come to the right place, as this guide will help you solve the issue, quickly and easily!
There are 3 solutions to your USB composite device issue. You may not have to try them all. Just work your way down the list until you find the one that works.
3 solutions you can try:
- Update USB composite device drivers
- Uninstall and reinstall USB controllers
- Use Windows USB Troubleshooter
Solution 1: Update USB composite device drivers
USB composite device errors are mostly driver errors. Updating your USB driver should always be your go-to option when something goes wrong between your USB composite device and your PC.
There are two ways to update USB drivers:
Way 1 – Manually update your USB composite device driver
You can go to the manufacturer’s website of your USB composite device, find the exact USB driver for your device, and install it on your Windows PC.
You’ll need some computer skills and patience to update your driver this way, because you need to find exactly the right driver online which should be compatible with your Windows OS, then download it and install it step by step.
You’ll need some computer skills and patience to update your driver this way, because you need to find exactly the right driver online which should be compatible with your Windows OS, then download it and install it step by step.
Way 2 – Automatically update your USB composite device driver (recommended)
If you don’t have the time, patience or computer skills to update the USB composite device driver manually, you can do it automatically with Driver Easy.
With Driver Easy, you don’t have to search and find what drivers needed in your PC, nor to update drivers step by step. It can considerably help with almost all the issues related to drivers.
Furthermore, you can update your USB composite device driver(s) automatically with either the FREE or Pro version of Driver Easy. It only takes 2 simple clicks with the Pro version (and you will get full support and a 30-day money back guarantee).
With Driver Easy, you don’t have to search and find what drivers needed in your PC, nor to update drivers step by step. It can considerably help with almost all the issues related to drivers.
Furthermore, you can update your USB composite device driver(s) automatically with either the FREE or Pro version of Driver Easy. It only takes 2 simple clicks with the Pro version (and you will get full support and a 30-day money back guarantee).
1) Download and install Driver Easy.
2) Run Driver Easy and click Scan Now. Then Driver Easy will scan your computer and detect any problem drivers.
2) Run Driver Easy and click Scan Now. Then Driver Easy will scan your computer and detect any problem drivers.
3) Click the Update button next to the driver name to download and install the correct driver (you can do that with the FREE version).
Or click Update All to automatically download and install the correct version of all the problem drivers (you can do that with the Pro version, and you will be prompted to upgrade when you click Update All).
Or click Update All to automatically download and install the correct version of all the problem drivers (you can do that with the Pro version, and you will be prompted to upgrade when you click Update All).
4) After updating the driver(s), restart your PC, and test if your USB composite device works now.
This should solve your USB device problem. If the issue continues, don’t worry. There’re two more solutions you can try.
This should solve your USB device problem. If the issue continues, don’t worry. There’re two more solutions you can try.
Solution 2: Uninstall and reinstall USB controllers
If the first solution wasn’t successful, then you can try uninstalling and reinstalling the native USB drivers via Device Manager. This action will allow Windows to automatically scan for hardware changes and reinstall the correct drivers again automatically. Here’s what you need to do:
1) On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key 
and R key simultaneously to open the Run box.
and R key simultaneously to open the Run box.
2) Type devmgmt.msc and press Enter.
3) In Device Manger, scroll all the way down to find Universal Serial Bus controllers and expand the entry.
4) Under the entry, right-click on the first USB device and select Uninstall device to remove it.
Important: Make sure you’ve saved/backed up your files on your PC before you click Uninstall device, because you might need to force shutdown and restart later.
5) Repeat the procedure with every USB device that is listed under the Universal Serial Bus controllersentry.
Note: Some USB devices may closely relate to your wired mouse, keyboard etc, which means uninstalling those devices will make them not working, don’t worry, just temporarily. As long as Windows restarts again, it will reinstall the correct drivers again automatically.
6) Once you’ve uninstalled them all, restart your PC.
If your mouse or keyboard is not working for now, you may need to force shutdown: you can press the power button of your PC for a few seconds until it begins to shutdown. And then, press the power button again to restart your computer.
7) When your PC finishes restart, plug your USB composite device into your computer through a USB port and see if it’s able to work.
Solution 3: Use Windows USB Troubleshooter
If the above didn’t prove helpful, now you can turn to the Windows USB Troubleshooter.
To use it, firstly, you’ll need to download the tool from this official link.
Then you can open the tool and follow the on-screen instructions to troubleshoot.
These are the best 3 solutions to fix the “USB composite device is an older USB device” issue in your Windows PC. If you have any questions or need any help, feel free to comment below and we’ll see what more we can do to help.
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