Look at your connected USB peripherals. Disconnect non-essential devices one by one while watching Device Manager refresh. Determine if the device is:
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If you attempt to manually update this device, Windows will likely tell you: "The best drivers for your device are already installed." (It lies. It hasn't found any.) Look at your connected USB peripherals
If you have attempted both WinUSB and vendor drivers, consider these possibilities: It hasn't found any