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Why does my PC keep connecting and disconnecting phantom USB drives?

My computer repeatedly shows USB storage devices appearing and disappearing, even when nothing is plugged into the USB ports. It happens intermittently rather than constantly. I disconnected the…

Why Does My PC Keep Detecting and Losing Fake USB Drives?

My computer keeps rapidly detecting and disconnecting what look like USB storage devices, even when nothing is plugged into the USB ports. It doesn't happen constantly—it comes and…

Can a badly bent front USB header pin cause freezes when the connector is unplugged?

I have a Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE Rev. 1.0 motherboard with a badly bent pin on the internal front USB 3.2 Gen1 header. The pin has been bent…