Windows NT 4.0 Does Not Support Universal Serial Bus

ID: Q196661

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

SUMMARY

Windows NT 4.0 does not support Universal Serial Bus (USB) host controllers. There are no plans to provide USB support in Windows NT 4.0 in a future service pack.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 98, and Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release versions 2.1 and 2.5 provide support for the Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI) and Universal HCI (UHCI) specifications. Microsoft provides full supportfor USB under the new Windows Driver Model (WDM).

For more information about Microsoft Windows 98 support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q184400 Supported Universal Serial Bus Host Controllers for Windows 98

For more information about USB specifications, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/usb/

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbhw
Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbinfo