Windows 10: USB device not recognized endless loop

My computer was fine last night when I went to bed. I don't check it in the morning because I work early. My wife told me the power went out at our house due to a storm. Everything is plugged into power strips that are functioning perfectly even after being off. When my computer was finally restarted, it went into an endless USB device not recognized loop. I've pulled everything out of the USB ports and restarted several times with no luck. I even took the nuclear option and reinstalled Windows 10 (but saved my files). It's still doing it.

Barring a hardware issue, what else could it be if I have a fresh Windows install?

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Windows 10 endless loop reboot

Hi,

• Have you checked if the hard disk is set as first boot device in the BIOS?
• Which version of Windows is installed on the computer?
• What did the HP supported suggested you to fix the issue?

I suggest you to follow the steps provided in the following article and check if it helps.

Windows 10 endless loop reboot

If the issue persists, please get back to us with the more information about the interaction with HP support and the outcome of the issue.

 

USB device not recognized spam

Hi Kyle,

You may receive this error if one of your USB connected devices is not properly recognized by the system. Let's try the troubleshooting steps provided by
Krishna Prasobh V on this
thread.

In addition, we suggest that you turn off the notifications from the USB by following these steps:

• Open Settings by typing "settings" in Cortana's search box.
• Click on Devices.
• Locate USB and toggle the switch to Off.

Keep us updated with the status of your concern and we'll be glad to assist you further.

 

USB Device Not Recognized (Malfunctioned)

Just had this problem recently, a cmos clear corrected it. One item you can check to see is if the bios recognizes anything by loading its "boot from" menu and checking for any USB mass storage listed.