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Windows 98 enthusiast gets USB 3.0 controller working on vintage OS

Yeo Kheng MengWindows 98xHCI USB controller

Yeo Kheng Meng solved the problem of using a modern 2020 ThinkPad with only xHCI USB controllers on Windows 98, which traditionally lacks drivers for such hardware. His technical solution was shared on Hackaday on 2026-09-23.

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Modern USB Controllers On Win98 (and up)

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[Yeo Kheng Meng] has a problem: he likes Windows 98, but he also likes his 2020 ThinkPad, which only has an xHCI USB controller– you know, the kind needed for …read more