Why do you have to install Usb-Drivers on Windows, but I never had to do it on Linux?

Majestix@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.world – 71 points –

On my Job I regularly have to install Windows PCs and sometimes even install the USB Drivers for Mouse and Keyboard to work. Why dont I have to do that on Linux ever? Seems weird not to have them installed on Windows.

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This didn’t seem to occur in Windows, but I’m pretty sure the copy process was also slower so guessing it’s some sort of buffer or heat quirk that 'nix didn’t account for in the more generic driver

If the device says it's a generic storage device (to the system that is) but actually isn't (based on your description) then it's 100% devices fault and not a Linux fault.

That's not a distinction that users care about, or should need to care about.

Honestly I think it's generally more of a bus driver issue, because it seems more tied to the motherboard than a given device