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How do I get rid of this pop up once & for all

Oct 23, 2018 6:38PM PDT

How do I get rid of this pop up once & for all!...USB device not recognized. The last USB device you connected to this computer malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it.

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Re: last USB device malfunctioned
Oct 24, 2018 1:47AM PDT

If you google that question with https://www.google.com/search?q=%22The+last+USB+device+you+connected+to+this+computer+has+malfunctioned+and+Windows+doesn%27t+recognize+it.%22 .you'll find lots of suggested solutions.
I had the same issue recently, and tried all, and none helped (reinstalling drivers, removing devices, and more). With me it was even stranger: it didn't happen in my main Windows account, but it happened in my wife's and in new ones. So I didn't mind at all, but she did. Needless to say, looking at start-up programs and background services was useless also.

The final solution I found was to disable one of the "generic USB-hubs" in Device manager. That disabled the front USB 2 front and back USB ports. Luckily, the 2 USB 3 ports on the motherboard, and the 2 USB 3 ports on an PCI card I already had kept working, and with an unpowered hub and the USB-ports in my monitor I can connect all I need. I didn't even need to add another PCI USB-card.

The alternative would have been to replace the motherboard. Not nice at all.
Let's hope one of the solutions uncovered by Google works for you. Or mine, with possibly adding a PCI USB cards; such cards are cheap, but you can't install them in a laptop.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Description=usb%203.0%20pci%20card&Submit=ENE shows them.

So I found it to be quite a misleading message. Hardware on the motherboard can't be called "the last USB device you connected", can it?

Post was last edited on October 24, 2018 1:53 AM PDT

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Is There A Specific USB Device Which Causes The Error?
Oct 24, 2018 4:02PM PDT

For example, if the error comes up when you plug in a specific USB flash drive, then the flash drive may be failing. It happens occasionally and to fix it a new flash drive is in order. Destroy the other one and throw it away.

Information about the type of USB drive which causes the error might get you some more suggestions..

Hope this helps.

Grif