If this is your case, follow these steps to install the Windows 7 driver. Unzip the downloaded driver file to a specific location. Open Device Manager. Expand category Universal Serial Bus controllers and find Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller. Sep 28, 2018 - Windows 7*. Windows Small Business Server 2008*. Note: The Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver is not supported on. This download is for Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver for Windows 7* and Windows Server 2008 R2* 64-bit operating system on Intel® 7 Series.
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- Intel Usb 3.1 Extensible Host Controller Driver Windows 7
1. Installs Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver (version 5.0.3.42) for Intelﾃつｮ 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Families, and 4th Generation Intel Core Processor U-Series Platform.
2. Installs Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit operating system on Intel 7 Series Chipsets and Intel C216 Series Chipsets.
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Hi Gordon,
Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community Forums. We are here to assist you with the issues with Windows.
As per the description, you are trying to upgrade to Windows 8 from Windows 7 and the Windows upgrade assistant still says that you need to uninstall the Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver to continue with the Windows Setup even after uninstalling it from the computer.
I would like to ask you a few questions on this:
1)Did you uninstall the drivers from “Programs and Features” in Control Panel?
2)Is the “Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver” still shown in the Device Manager?
If you are able to find the entry for “Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver” in the Device Manager, then I would suggest you to uninstall the driver from the Device Manager as well and check if you are able to continue with the Windows Setup.
You can do this by the following steps:
a)Press “Windows Logo” + “X”.
b)Click on “Device Manager”.
c)Search for the “Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver” from the device list and right click on it and select “Uninstall”.
d)Follow the on-screen instructions and complete the uninstallation of the driver.
e)Restart the computer and check if you are able to continue with the setup.
Intel Usb Extensible Host Controller Driver Windows 7 0
You do not need to worry about uninstalling this driver as Windows 8 has native in-box USB 3.0 driver which is automatically installed while upgrading to Windows 8.
Intel Usb 3.1 Extensible Host Controller Driver Windows 7
Hope the above information helps and let us knows about the issue in your reply.