Windows 10: USB Connection error

Hello,
I recently upgraded some PC parts, and ever since then I've been having an issue where sometimes my USB connections disconnect and reconnect. Having to use a wifi adapter, this really inhibits my ability to download large things from the internet. From what I've been able to tell, it tends to happen whenever I'm in the process of downloading large files and/or games, or while doing internet or data heavy activities.
My previous build was:


AMD Phenom ii x6 1090t Processor
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 MOBO

8GB DDR3 RAM

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 GPU


After upgrading:
AMD Ryzen 9 3900x

ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F MOBO

32GB DDR4 RAM

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 GPU


A short-term solution I came across on another forum was to go into the Device Manager and disable the option "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power". It works for a bit, but the issue hasn't been permanently. I also recently updated all of my drivers for the new parts, and have since then gone through all the drivers again to make sure none of them had this option enabled. Any ideas as to what I should do?

Thanks in advance.

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The drive is connected with USB but will not Initialize on Windows 10

Hello Moksha,

As you are facing issues with accessing the USB drive on your device, we will help you with this issue.

Provide us additional information to assist you better with this issue:

• What is the complete error message/ error code of this issue?
• Have you made any changes to the operating system prior to this issue?
• Does this issue confined to the specific drive?

Try few of the below workarounds to identify the cause for the issue:

• Connect the USB drive to different ports and check if it is working fine. This will let us know if the issue is with the port.
• Connect the USB drive to different computer with different ports to check if the issue persists with the drive or the computer.

Let us try the below troubleshooting steps and check if it helps.

Step 1: I suggest you to run Hardware and Devices troubleshooter.Hardware and Devices troubleshooter
checks for common problems and makes sure that any new device or hardware connected to your PC is installed correctly.

• Press Windows key from the keyboard, type
  Troubleshooting and select it.
• Click on view all option on the upper left corner of
  Troubleshooting window.
• Select the Hardware and Device options from the list.
  
• Click Next to run the Hardware and Device Troubleshooter.

Step 2: I recommend you to install all the pending updates from Windows Updates on your device and check if you are able to access the USB drive.

Steps:

• Connect to the internet.
• Press Windows key and type updates.
• Click on Check for updates.
• Under Windows Updates, click on Check for updates.
• Try to install the updates being shown.

Hope it helps. Try the above and update us the status of this issue with the required information, we will be happy to help you further.

Thank you.

 

USB composite device "driver error"

Can you send us a screenshot of the error message? We suggest uninstalling and re-installing USB drivers and check if the issue persists. To do that, please follow these steps:

• Right-click on the Start button and select Device Manager.
  
• Expand Universal Serial Bus controllers.
• Right-click on the first USB controller under Universal Serial Bus controllers, and then click on
  Uninstall to remove it.
• Repeat these steps for the entire USB controller under Universal Serial Bus controllers.
• Restart the computer. Windows will automatically scan for hardware changes and reinstall all the USB controllers that you uninstalled.

Regards.

 

Unable to connect android device to PC using tio micro USB cable

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



Please reply with the following information to help you further:

• What happens when you connect the Android device to the computer?
  
• Do you receive any error message/code? If yes, what is the error message/code?
  

In the meantime, I suggest you to try connecting the device to a different USB port and see if that helps.



You may also refer the troubleshooting steps from Method 3 mentioned in the article

Error: “USB Device not recognized” when you try to access a USB external hard drive.



Please reply with the status of the issue, we will be glad to help you further.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator