USB Port Speed: Is It Possible to Increase Without Replacing Hardware?

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Everytime I plug something into my laptop USB port it tells me "This device can perform faster". Is that something I can do without replacing any hardware?
 
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Nevermind. A quick Google shows me that lots'o people are having the same problem with their aging PCs. The solution is to disable USB messages in Device Manager.