I have connected an external monitor to my macbook pro through a thunderbolt vga adapter. The monitor has several USB ports on it and if I plug a mouse or keyboard into them, they will not work. Is there a fix for this?
MacBook – External Monitor’s USB ports don’t work
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Best Answer
You'll need to connect a USB cable (probably A/B) from the monitor to your laptop.