Ho can I check whether a device is connected to a specific USB port

Question

My computer has 3 USB ports. I want a powershell command to be able to detect whether or not a usb device is connected to a specific port. I am able to use commands like gwmi to dump all usb connected devices, but I want to be able to detect based on port number. Is that possible?

Answer 1

Refer to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18192159/how-to-determine-which-usb-port-is-being-used

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hth

Marcin

Answer 2

You might want to check with someone more familiar with PC hardware, but I'm pretty sure that there's a USB controller and there's a bus. The "ports" you're asking about are (I think) just the external connectors to the bus. Think of those connectors as if they were "ports" on a network hub.