Why does my computer go "New USB device" every time I plug one into a different port?
Problem
Let's say I have a mouse. I plug this mouse into slot 1 out of 4 on a computer. It goes through the new device detected and all of that, which is fine. But if I come back later with the same mouse and plug it into say slot 3, it does the detecting all over again! Why is this?
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Fix for: Why does my computer go "New USB device" every time I plug one into a different port?
According to Raymond Chen: Why does Windows not recognize my USB device as the same device if I plug it into a different port? You may have noticed that if you take a USB device and plug it into your computer, Windows recognizes it and configures it. Then if you unplug it and replug it into a different USB port, Windows gets a bout of amnesia and thinks that it's a completely different device instead of using the settings that applied when you plugged it in last time. Why is that? The USB devic…
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