Windows 10 keeps reinstalling USB drivers at boot
I'm not actually sure Windows is "reinstalling" the drives, but you know when you connect a new USB device, there are two things that happen:
- You get the "installing device drives" message.
- You hear that newly connected device Windows "sound" and get the "Device has been successfully connected and is ready for use" message
Well, my Windows 10 runs smoothly with no issues, and no yellow warnings in device manager but every time I restart, all of my connected USB devices will not work for a few seconds (including the mouse) and during boot, it will make that "connected new device sound" and popup the "Device has been successfully connected and is ready for use" messages - 10 times (for each of the 10 USB devices I have connected to the computer).
It's not affecting my work because I don't restart often but it's annoying and I don't understand why it's happening.
Any ideas?
UPDATE:
The system logs say "Successfully attached to device DeviceHarddiskVolume15" on each USB device at reboot.
windows-10 usb drivers
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I'm not actually sure Windows is "reinstalling" the drives, but you know when you connect a new USB device, there are two things that happen:
- You get the "installing device drives" message.
- You hear that newly connected device Windows "sound" and get the "Device has been successfully connected and is ready for use" message
Well, my Windows 10 runs smoothly with no issues, and no yellow warnings in device manager but every time I restart, all of my connected USB devices will not work for a few seconds (including the mouse) and during boot, it will make that "connected new device sound" and popup the "Device has been successfully connected and is ready for use" messages - 10 times (for each of the 10 USB devices I have connected to the computer).
It's not affecting my work because I don't restart often but it's annoying and I don't understand why it's happening.
Any ideas?
UPDATE:
The system logs say "Successfully attached to device DeviceHarddiskVolume15" on each USB device at reboot.
windows-10 usb drivers
asked Jan 20 at 11:20
Zvi TwerskyZvi Twersky
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Questions: (1) What is your motherboard and computer model? (2) Does the problem arrive if you have less devices connected? (3) How many of the devices draw power from the computer? (4) Which Power Options plan you are using? (5) Does the BIOS has "Legacy USB Support" as On and does it help to turn it off? (6) Is your BIOS the latest version from the motherboard vendor's website? (7) Try the Windows USB troubleshooter.
– harrymc
Jan 28 at 15:38
1
Have any USB device drivers changed at about the time this happened? Try in Devices and Printers, right-click your computer, Device Installation Settings, set to "No" and Save Changes, then reboot.
– harrymc
Jan 29 at 16:58
1
Yes, this is uncommon behavior. One more test: Try booting into Safe Mode and then rebooting again into the same Safe Mode, to see if this happens for one or both reboots or none. Useful tool is msconfig.
– harrymc
Jan 31 at 10:00
1
If the other devices than the mouse still worked without these error messages arriving for them during the boot, this sounds like a problem with an installed product. I suggest to (1) Runchkdsk, (2) Run sfc /scannow, (3) Use Autoruns turn off/on startup products in bunches to find one that causes this problem, rebooting each time.
– harrymc
Feb 3 at 9:46
1
Done as requested.
– harrymc
Feb 4 at 8:05
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I'm not actually sure Windows is "reinstalling" the drives, but you know when you connect a new USB device, there are two things that happen:
- You get the "installing device drives" message.
- You hear that newly connected device Windows "sound" and get the "Device has been successfully connected and is ready for use" message
Well, my Windows 10 runs smoothly with no issues, and no yellow warnings in device manager but every time I restart, all of my connected USB devices will not work for a few seconds (including the mouse) and during boot, it will make that "connected new device sound" and popup the "Device has been successfully connected and is ready for use" messages - 10 times (for each of the 10 USB devices I have connected to the computer).
It's not affecting my work because I don't restart often but it's annoying and I don't understand why it's happening.
Any ideas?
UPDATE:
The system logs say "Successfully attached to device DeviceHarddiskVolume15" on each USB device at reboot.
windows-10 usb drivers
asked Jan 20 at 11:20
Zvi TwerskyZvi Twersky
103214
I'm not actually sure Windows is "reinstalling" the drives, but you know when you connect a new USB device, there are two things that happen:
- You get the "installing device drives" message.
- You hear that newly connected device Windows "sound" and get the "Device has been successfully connected and is ready for use" message
Well, my Windows 10 runs smoothly with no issues, and no yellow warnings in device manager but every time I restart, all of my connected USB devices will not work for a few seconds (including the mouse) and during boot, it will make that "connected new device sound" and popup the "Device has been successfully connected and is ready for use" messages - 10 times (for each of the 10 USB devices I have connected to the computer).
It's not affecting my work because I don't restart often but it's annoying and I don't understand why it's happening.
Any ideas?
UPDATE:
The system logs say "Successfully attached to device DeviceHarddiskVolume15" on each USB device at reboot.
windows-10 usb drivers
windows-10 usb drivers
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Zvi TwerskyZvi Twersky
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asked Jan 20 at 11:20
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Zvi Twersky
asked Jan 20 at 11:20
Zvi TwerskyZvi Twersky
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asked Jan 20 at 11:20
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Questions: (1) What is your motherboard and computer model? (2) Does the problem arrive if you have less devices connected? (3) How many of the devices draw power from the computer? (4) Which Power Options plan you are using? (5) Does the BIOS has "Legacy USB Support" as On and does it help to turn it off? (6) Is your BIOS the latest version from the motherboard vendor's website? (7) Try the Windows USB troubleshooter.
– harrymc
Jan 28 at 15:38
1
Have any USB device drivers changed at about the time this happened? Try in Devices and Printers, right-click your computer, Device Installation Settings, set to "No" and Save Changes, then reboot.
– harrymc
Jan 29 at 16:58
1
Yes, this is uncommon behavior. One more test: Try booting into Safe Mode and then rebooting again into the same Safe Mode, to see if this happens for one or both reboots or none. Useful tool is msconfig.
– harrymc
Jan 31 at 10:00
1
If the other devices than the mouse still worked without these error messages arriving for them during the boot, this sounds like a problem with an installed product. I suggest to (1) Runchkdsk, (2) Run sfc /scannow, (3) Use Autoruns turn off/on startup products in bunches to find one that causes this problem, rebooting each time.
– harrymc
Feb 3 at 9:46
1
Done as requested.
– harrymc
Feb 4 at 8:05
|
show 7 more comments
1
Questions: (1) What is your motherboard and computer model? (2) Does the problem arrive if you have less devices connected? (3) How many of the devices draw power from the computer? (4) Which Power Options plan you are using? (5) Does the BIOS has "Legacy USB Support" as On and does it help to turn it off? (6) Is your BIOS the latest version from the motherboard vendor's website? (7) Try the Windows USB troubleshooter.
– harrymc
Jan 28 at 15:38
1
Have any USB device drivers changed at about the time this happened? Try in Devices and Printers, right-click your computer, Device Installation Settings, set to "No" and Save Changes, then reboot.
– harrymc
Jan 29 at 16:58
1
Yes, this is uncommon behavior. One more test: Try booting into Safe Mode and then rebooting again into the same Safe Mode, to see if this happens for one or both reboots or none. Useful tool is msconfig.
– harrymc
Jan 31 at 10:00
1
If the other devices than the mouse still worked without these error messages arriving for them during the boot, this sounds like a problem with an installed product. I suggest to (1) Runchkdsk, (2) Run sfc /scannow, (3) Use Autoruns turn off/on startup products in bunches to find one that causes this problem, rebooting each time.
– harrymc
Feb 3 at 9:46
1
Done as requested.
– harrymc
Feb 4 at 8:05
1
1
Questions: (1) What is your motherboard and computer model? (2) Does the problem arrive if you have less devices connected? (3) How many of the devices draw power from the computer? (4) Which Power Options plan you are using? (5) Does the BIOS has "Legacy USB Support" as On and does it help to turn it off? (6) Is your BIOS the latest version from the motherboard vendor's website? (7) Try the Windows USB troubleshooter.
– harrymc
Jan 28 at 15:38
Questions: (1) What is your motherboard and computer model? (2) Does the problem arrive if you have less devices connected? (3) How many of the devices draw power from the computer? (4) Which Power Options plan you are using? (5) Does the BIOS has "Legacy USB Support" as On and does it help to turn it off? (6) Is your BIOS the latest version from the motherboard vendor's website? (7) Try the Windows USB troubleshooter.
– harrymc
Jan 28 at 15:38
1
1
Have any USB device drivers changed at about the time this happened? Try in Devices and Printers, right-click your computer, Device Installation Settings, set to "No" and Save Changes, then reboot.
– harrymc
Jan 29 at 16:58
Have any USB device drivers changed at about the time this happened? Try in Devices and Printers, right-click your computer, Device Installation Settings, set to "No" and Save Changes, then reboot.
– harrymc
Jan 29 at 16:58
1
1
Yes, this is uncommon behavior. One more test: Try booting into Safe Mode and then rebooting again into the same Safe Mode, to see if this happens for one or both reboots or none. Useful tool is msconfig.
– harrymc
Jan 31 at 10:00
Yes, this is uncommon behavior. One more test: Try booting into Safe Mode and then rebooting again into the same Safe Mode, to see if this happens for one or both reboots or none. Useful tool is msconfig.
– harrymc
Jan 31 at 10:00
1
1
If the other devices than the mouse still worked without these error messages arriving for them during the boot, this sounds like a problem with an installed product. I suggest to (1) Run
chkdsk, (2) Run sfc /scannow, (3) Use Autoruns turn off/on startup products in bunches to find one that causes this problem, rebooting each time.– harrymc
Feb 3 at 9:46
If the other devices than the mouse still worked without these error messages arriving for them during the boot, this sounds like a problem with an installed product. I suggest to (1) Run
chkdsk, (2) Run sfc /scannow, (3) Use Autoruns turn off/on startup products in bunches to find one that causes this problem, rebooting each time.– harrymc
Feb 3 at 9:46
1
1
Done as requested.
– harrymc
Feb 4 at 8:05
Done as requested.
– harrymc
Feb 4 at 8:05
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I agree with the poster that the problem is too weird to be found and is perhaps
not worth the trouble, when a fresh install of Windows 10 would probably fix
the problem.
This problem is probably due to a botched upgrade from Windows 7.
I suspected that it may relate to some installed product, but since booting in
Safe mode does not abolish all the messages, and even in that mode
the message still arrives for the mouse, I think that this does not seem likely.
There is a problem then with Windows itself, rare enough that similar cases
cannot be found, although I did search for them.
My recommendation is to reinstall Windows 10. You do not need a serial number
for that, since your digital entitlement is already registered with Microsoft.
I would only counsel ensuring that you have all the required drivers for the
computer before starting.
It would also be a good idea to take an image backup of the system drive
before starting, not using Windows Backup but a third-party one such as
AOMEI Backupper Freeware,
and creating its
Bootable CD
and verifying that it can boot and can access the backup image, in case you need
to go back to the current installation.
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I agree with the poster that the problem is too weird to be found and is perhaps
not worth the trouble, when a fresh install of Windows 10 would probably fix
the problem.
This problem is probably due to a botched upgrade from Windows 7.
I suspected that it may relate to some installed product, but since booting in
Safe mode does not abolish all the messages, and even in that mode
the message still arrives for the mouse, I think that this does not seem likely.
There is a problem then with Windows itself, rare enough that similar cases
cannot be found, although I did search for them.
My recommendation is to reinstall Windows 10. You do not need a serial number
for that, since your digital entitlement is already registered with Microsoft.
I would only counsel ensuring that you have all the required drivers for the
computer before starting.
It would also be a good idea to take an image backup of the system drive
before starting, not using Windows Backup but a third-party one such as
AOMEI Backupper Freeware,
and creating its
Bootable CD
and verifying that it can boot and can access the backup image, in case you need
to go back to the current installation.
answered Feb 4 at 8:05
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I agree with the poster that the problem is too weird to be found and is perhaps
not worth the trouble, when a fresh install of Windows 10 would probably fix
the problem.
This problem is probably due to a botched upgrade from Windows 7.
I suspected that it may relate to some installed product, but since booting in
Safe mode does not abolish all the messages, and even in that mode
the message still arrives for the mouse, I think that this does not seem likely.
There is a problem then with Windows itself, rare enough that similar cases
cannot be found, although I did search for them.
My recommendation is to reinstall Windows 10. You do not need a serial number
for that, since your digital entitlement is already registered with Microsoft.
I would only counsel ensuring that you have all the required drivers for the
computer before starting.
It would also be a good idea to take an image backup of the system drive
before starting, not using Windows Backup but a third-party one such as
AOMEI Backupper Freeware,
and creating its
Bootable CD
and verifying that it can boot and can access the backup image, in case you need
to go back to the current installation.
answered Feb 4 at 8:05
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I agree with the poster that the problem is too weird to be found and is perhaps
not worth the trouble, when a fresh install of Windows 10 would probably fix
the problem.
This problem is probably due to a botched upgrade from Windows 7.
I suspected that it may relate to some installed product, but since booting in
Safe mode does not abolish all the messages, and even in that mode
the message still arrives for the mouse, I think that this does not seem likely.
There is a problem then with Windows itself, rare enough that similar cases
cannot be found, although I did search for them.
My recommendation is to reinstall Windows 10. You do not need a serial number
for that, since your digital entitlement is already registered with Microsoft.
I would only counsel ensuring that you have all the required drivers for the
computer before starting.
It would also be a good idea to take an image backup of the system drive
before starting, not using Windows Backup but a third-party one such as
AOMEI Backupper Freeware,
and creating its
Bootable CD
and verifying that it can boot and can access the backup image, in case you need
to go back to the current installation.
answered Feb 4 at 8:05
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I agree with the poster that the problem is too weird to be found and is perhaps
not worth the trouble, when a fresh install of Windows 10 would probably fix
the problem.
This problem is probably due to a botched upgrade from Windows 7.
I suspected that it may relate to some installed product, but since booting in
Safe mode does not abolish all the messages, and even in that mode
the message still arrives for the mouse, I think that this does not seem likely.
There is a problem then with Windows itself, rare enough that similar cases
cannot be found, although I did search for them.
My recommendation is to reinstall Windows 10. You do not need a serial number
for that, since your digital entitlement is already registered with Microsoft.
I would only counsel ensuring that you have all the required drivers for the
computer before starting.
It would also be a good idea to take an image backup of the system drive
before starting, not using Windows Backup but a third-party one such as
AOMEI Backupper Freeware,
and creating its
Bootable CD
and verifying that it can boot and can access the backup image, in case you need
to go back to the current installation.
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Questions: (1) What is your motherboard and computer model? (2) Does the problem arrive if you have less devices connected? (3) How many of the devices draw power from the computer? (4) Which Power Options plan you are using? (5) Does the BIOS has "Legacy USB Support" as On and does it help to turn it off? (6) Is your BIOS the latest version from the motherboard vendor's website? (7) Try the Windows USB troubleshooter.
– harrymc
Jan 28 at 15:38
1
Have any USB device drivers changed at about the time this happened? Try in Devices and Printers, right-click your computer, Device Installation Settings, set to "No" and Save Changes, then reboot.
– harrymc
Jan 29 at 16:58
1
Yes, this is uncommon behavior. One more test: Try booting into Safe Mode and then rebooting again into the same Safe Mode, to see if this happens for one or both reboots or none. Useful tool is msconfig.
– harrymc
Jan 31 at 10:00
1
If the other devices than the mouse still worked without these error messages arriving for them during the boot, this sounds like a problem with an installed product. I suggest to (1) Run
chkdsk, (2) Run sfc /scannow, (3) Use Autoruns turn off/on startup products in bunches to find one that causes this problem, rebooting each time.– harrymc
Feb 3 at 9:46
1
Done as requested.
– harrymc
Feb 4 at 8:05