Neowin News Feed for: Usb4

Microsoft enforcing USB-C/USB4/USB 3.0 requirements to improve Windows 11 support

Sayan Sen — Sat, 31 May 2025 08:38:01 +0000

Microsoft is making USB Type-C features a mandatory requirement on Windows 11. The company has explained the details. Read more...

Microsoft shares more information about USB settings in Windows 11

Taras Buria — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 10:38:01 +0000

Windows 11 recently received a new section for managing USB4 settings, and Microsoft now has more information on what those settings can do for you. Read more...

Cheap PCIe 5.0 DRAM-less NVMe SSD like Crucial P510 are finally coming thanks to Phison

Sayan Sen — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:00:01 +0000

Phison is lanching a new PCIe 5.0 NAND controller for NVMe SSDs in order to bring cheaper Gen5 drives. Read more...

Microsoft finally details Windows 11 "USB4 device functionality might be limited" fix

Sayan Sen — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 14:12:01 +0000

With upcoming USB4 2.0 support in Windows 11 and growing USB4 adoption, Microsoft has finally shared how users can work around a rather common "USB4 device functionality might be limited" issue. Read more...

AMD launches Ryzen 9000-ready X870, X870E chipsets with USB4, faster EXPO RAM support

Sayan Sen — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 03:00:39 +0000

AMD has released a couple of new chipsets in the form of X870E and X870. These new chipsets are based on the existing socket AM5 and they are meant to increase adoption of USB4, PCIe 5.0, and more. Read more...

Windows 11 is getting 80Gbps USB4 Gen 4 support

Taras Buria — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 13:36:01 +0000

Windows 11 will soon support the latest USB standard capable of operating at speeds of up to 80Gbps on compatible hardware. Microsoft added the necessary components to the latest preview build. Read more...

Intel Thunderbolt 5 is USB4 compliant, packs 120Gbps speeds, 64Gbps PCIe, 240W charging

Sayan Sen — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 10:12:01 +0000

Intel is releasing Thunderbolt 5 technology which will succeed the current Thunderbolt 4. The new standard promises speeds of up to 120Gbps, 240W charging, 64Gbps PCIe support, and more. Read more...

Microsoft announces new Thunderbolt 4-based Surface Dock for $299

Taras Buria — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 15:36:47 +0000

A couple of days after a leak, Microsoft officially announced its third-generation $299 Surface Dock. It ditches the Surface Connect port in favor of the more modern USB4/Thunderbolt 4 connection. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Edge Workspaces, SHA-3 in Windows, and Copilots

Usama Jawad — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 17:16:01 +0000

The latest edition of Microsoft Weekly is filled to the brim with news about updates to Microsoft 365 apps and services like Teams and Edge, new features and bugs in Windows, and Copilot upgrades. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Canary Channel, dumb AI, and Outlook authenticator

Usama Jawad — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 19:00:01 +0000

Join us in the latest edition of Microsoft Weekly where we recap important news updates from the Microsoft-verse including a new Canary Channel, AI shenanigans, and updates to Microsoft services. Read more...

This mBeat 14-in-1 USB4 Docking Station is now 20% off

Neowin Deals — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 18:00:01 +0000

The USB4 Docking Station is an ideal solution for your HDMI and DisplayPort needs, stay connected with 14 ports for superfast data transfers, 8K video support, 100W PD and now it is $50 off. Read more...

Microsoft working to add dedicated, much-improved USB4 Settings page in Windows 11 22H2

Sayan Sen — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 21:30:01 +0000

Microsoft is looking to make a dedicated page inside the Settings application just for USB4 devices, and this appears to be much better than what is currently available up until the last Dev build. Read more...

VESA announces DisplayPort 2.1 rumored to debut with AMD RX 7000 (RDNA 3)

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:24:02 +0000

The new DisplayPort 2.1 standard is not only backwards compatible with 2.0 devices, but will also supersede it. All DP 2.0 products will be certified to use the stricter DP 2.1 spec as well. Read more...

Latest AMD chipset driver brings additional AM5 support, SHA256, and USB4 debugging

Sayan Sen — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:08:01 +0000

AMD's newest chipset driver version 4.09.23.507 brings additional support for its new AM5 motherboards, as well as SHA256 certification. The driver also adds better USB4 debugging, and more. Read more...

USB Announces USB4 Version 2.0 with up to 80Gbps transfer rate

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:34:01 +0000

The USB Promoter Group has announced its long-awaiting release of the USB4 Version 2.0 which brings up to 80Gbps data transfer speeds. The specs will be updated for both USB Type-C and USB PD. Read more...