Windows 10: Windows 10 suddenly drops all USB functionality plus Ethernet/WiFi

Hi all!


I've been having an issue for the past week, where my PC randomly chimes the USB disconnect sound, and all peripherals mouse, keyboard, dongles and Ethernet stop working. They still get power illuminated keyboard and mouse, but will not work, forcing me to restart.


All drivers are up to date, Malwarebytes Windows Defender show no threats, and also it's a random occurrence, since no one task I might be doing sets it off consistently. I could be reading news, watching a video, designing on Solidworks, or in a remote connection when the problem arises.


It used to happen before but only with my internet connection, and had to restart the system as well to get it working again.


Any idea what it could be? I suspected the recent Windows Update but since it's happened before I'm not so sure.


Specs:


ASUS Prime B450M-A Motherboard

16Gb DDR4 Hyperx Fury 2400MHz

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

240GB M.2 SSD

2TB HDD

GTX 960 4GB

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