What is iusb3hcs.sys?

iusb3hcs.sys is part of USB 3.0 Host Controller Switch Driver and developed by Intel Corporation according to the iusb3hcs.sys version information.

iusb3hcs.sys's description is "Intel(R) USB 3.0 Host Controller Switch Driver"

iusb3hcs.sys is digitally signed by Intel Corporation.

iusb3hcs.sys is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\drivers\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about iusb3hcs.sys.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on iusb3hcs.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameUSB 3.0 Host Controller Switch Driver
Company nameIntel Corporation
File descriptionIntel(R) USB 3.0 Host Controller Switch Driver
Internal nameIUSB3XHC.SYS
Original filenameIUSB3XHC.SYS
Legal copyright(C) 2010-2011 Intel Corporation
Product version1.0.5.235
File version1.0.5.235 built by: WinDDK

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameUSB 3.0 Host Controller Switch Driver
Company nameIntel Corporation
File descriptionIntel(R) USB 3.0 Host Controller Swi..
Internal nameIUSB3XHC.SYS
Original filenameIUSB3XHC.SYS
Legal copyright(C) 2010-2011 Intel Corporation
Product version1.0.5.235
File version1.0.5.235 built by: WinDDK

Digital signatures [?]

iusb3hcs.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameIntel Corporation
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number10021a27d28312885c613aa498580f6f

VirusTotal report

None of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the iusb3hcs.sys file.

None of the 46 anti-virus programs detected the iusb3hcs.sys file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5d596d915cf091da1f8ce4bd38bb5d509
SHA2569b4d246b6886ffd9be329f3543b819fc010661b0f70206f16ecbf25a7b12aa6f

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with iusb3hcs.sys. 28% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 29 users.

User vote results: There were 8 votes to remove and 21 votes to keep

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Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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