• Re: Why are USB-connected items repeatedly disconnected and connected?

    From micky@3:633/10 to All on Monday, January 12, 2026 20:27:58
    In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:18:00 +0200, Steve
    Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:

    On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 12:07:24 -0500, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
    wrote:

    Why are USB-connected items repeatedly being disconnected and connected?

    This started with the SD card in its little slot. I finally pulled it >>half-way out and that stopped that.

    But now I see that the mouse is doing the same thing, even though I
    haven't noticed the mouse ever not working. The mouse is connected
    through a 4-outlet hub, but so are the keyboard and one other thing I
    can't remember right now. :-(

    Is it just a bad connection? I've changed which port I'm using. The >>laptop itself doesn't have enough ports to not use a hub.

    I have the same thing, but with Windows XP.

    I have a 4-port hub, but with Windows XP.

    It has a printer and a (mostly switched off) external hard drive (with
    its own power supply).

    If I plug in a USB flash drive at just the right moment of boot-up, it >connects, but sometimes it doesn't. Then I book in safe mode, shut
    down, switch off, and try again. Or, if I take out the flash frive and
    plug it into the computer directly, it sometimes works.

    Wow. I think you have a worse case than I do. ;-(

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