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USB KB & mouse disabled by Logitech software & dead on reboot
An old Logitech 250c webcam was giving distorted audio, so I downloaded and installed the latest aoftware. After install, the system needed a reboot. But on bootup the usb wired keyboard and mouse were dead. The boot halts at the "Choose your keyboard layout" screen. Without a mouse or keyboard I can't do a thing. Win 10's automatic system repair didn't fix it. I changed usb ports, no joy. I've created a Win10 recovery disk from another system, and while it boots and the KB & mouse work, all of the repair options fail. I can get a command prompt and that's it.
The KBM power up and are shown connected in the BIOS, but when the Win10 startup screen appears the usb power is cut to the KBM - NUM lock light & the mouse LED go dark. The computer (a Win7 HP) doesn't have PS-2 ports. Only usb. I've removed an aftermatket usb3.0 card. Nothing helps.
It seems to me that the Logitech setup has written itself into a wrong place in the boot order somewhere. But where and how do I get around this?