USB 3.0 Ports don't work and don't show up in device manager.

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Specs:

Nvidia GTX 1050

Intel Core 2nd Generation i5-2400

8GB RAM


So I've noticed that my USB 3.0 ports don't work about 2 years ago, but I've never really cared since I have a lot of 2.0 ports and I didn't even have any devices that supported 3.0 at that time. But now, I'm planning to buy an external hard drive that supports USB 3.0.


I've read some articles and videos online but none of them helped, here's a list of what I tried:


- Uninstalling all USB ports

- Updating the PCI Serial Port drivers automatically through Device Manager

- Going to Intel's website and downloading the drivers (they don't let you download them from the official website anymore)

- Going to my PC's manufacturer's website and downloading the 3.0 drivers (Serial number didn't work, I think that my PC is from Lenovo, which is probably incorrect, since the serial number didn't work at all, and the PC that I bought is from Ebay, and was most likely built by the seller)


Here's a screenshot of my USB controllers and system devices.

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