How to Troubleshoot Input & Output Devices

Input and Output devices are your computer peripherals. Mice, keyboards, microphones are input devices, as you use them to input data. On the other hand, printers, monitors etc. are output deices, as they give you the output for the data you feed in. From time to time, you may experience issues with your input/output devices. You may follow certain troubleshooting techniques to fix such issues.

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  Make sure all input and output devices are plugged in correctly to your computer. These devices will not work if they are not plugged in to the correct ports or if they are not completely plugged in.

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  Reboot your computer. Sometimes, a simple restart can help troubleshoot issues with your input/output devices.

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  Click the "Start" menu, and select "Run..." Type "devmgmt.msc," and press "Enter." This will launch your Device Manager. Scroll down the list and look for devices that have a yellow exclamation mark next to them.

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  Right-click the devices, and select "Update driver software." Follow the onscreen prompts to update the drivers. This will solve any issues that may be linked with outdated drivers for your devices.

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  Right-click devices that still aren't working, and select "Disable." Wait for a few seconds. Right-click again, and select "Enable."