1. Power settings in USB ports. It's widely discussed so I'll be very very short. Turn on power saving for USB.
2. You or someone built it. So here's what I run into far too often. The builder has no grasp on drivers and apps after the Windows install. Many run driver finders or limp along with what Windows found. This again is widely discussed. I can't write the post install work for every PC but there is a guide but you need to fill in the details.
Recently the USB Port my headphones are plugged into will stop working. It is totally random, sometimes it never happens, other times it happens after a few moments of turning the PC on. I switch it to another USB port and it works fine for a while then does it again. Resetting the PC will make all the USB ports work again, but I cannot figure out what is doing it, this is a brand new computer. No errors are coming up that i can see, all the drivers are installed properly.
also, occassionally my sound will go out from my normal speakers, but if i switch to my HDMI sound, it works fine, maybe thats just my speakers, but thought id mention it.
My main concern is the USB ports, any help appreciated, thanks!

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