Many modern computer peripherals, such as external hard drives, mobile phones, keyboards, camcorders, are connected via a USB cable. Depending on your computer, it may have USB 1.0 or USB 1.1 installed, as well as more recent USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 versions that are significantly faster, which improves the performance of your devices.
Instructions
Step 1
Click the "Start" button. Right-click on "My Computer" and select "Properties" from the drop-down menu.
Step 2
In the window that appears, select the "Hardware" tab and then "Device Manager". Click on Universal Serial Bus Controllers.
Step 3
Look for the word "extended" in the description of the USB port. If you see this word, it means a USB 2.0 port, if you could not find one - a version 1.0 or 1.1 port. If you see an entry titled "xHCI" - USB 3.0 port. may also contain the inscription "USB 3.0"
