USB flash drive still showing in This PC when disconnected

Question

Sometimes (not always) when removing my USB flash drive it still shows in "This PC" and the disk space usage bar is missing:

When reconnecting it, the disk space usage bar is still missing and opening it opens an empty folder. The PC also doesn't recognize any USB devices I connect after this happens. USB devices connected before still work until reconnected. After this happens, the PC also fails to reboot (hangs on Restarting) and won't power off without forcing it to. "Scan for hardware changes" in Device Manager also doesn't work. Everything else still works fine. I'm on Windows 10 Pro.

EDIT:

The answers in the other post that my post is a "duplicate" of, don't solve my problem. The data on my flash drive is fine.

Did you use the "usb safely remove" method when removing the usb device? — Moab, Dec 28 '15 at 20:38
I can't restart the PC without holding the power button or pressing the reset button, but after resetting it, everything is normal - until it happens again. — user1990950, Dec 28 '15 at 21:06
Try using the safely remove every time, see if the problem goes away. — Moab, Dec 29 '15 at 12:57

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 28 '15 at 20:22

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Disconnect your USB from device the computer. Download USBDeview, open it, find your USB device, then right-click on it and choose "Uninstall Selected Devices".

answered Dec 28 '15 at 20:22

spherical_dog

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Doesn't do anything. It's still in the list. – user1990950 Dec 28 '15 at 20:25
When you uninstalled your USB device in USBDeview and reconnected it, did Windows not reinstall the driver? – spherical_dog Dec 28 '15 at 20:34
Do you have EHCI Hand-Off enabled in the BIOS? – spherical_dog Dec 28 '15 at 20:35
I only have XHCI Hand-Off and that's disabled. I don't think USBDeview uninstalled the driver, the flash drive still was in the list. – user1990950 Dec 28 '15 at 20:44

USB flash drive still showing in This PC when disconnected

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