Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware because a previous instance of the device driver is still in memory. (Code 38)
The driver could not be loaded because a previous version of the driver is still in memory. "
This doesn't happen the first time I connect the devices after a startup, but once I disconnect them and connect them back, I can't see them and get this error. I've looked all around, and tried several things, but nothing fixes the issue. I've tried updating the drivers, uninstalling the device (Storage controllers and Universal Serial Bus controllers) and rebooting, shutting down while holding Shift, updated the BIOS, found available Windows updates and installed them, used USB Oblivion to do a cleanup, and cleaned the registry with CCleaner, but nothing works. If I want a USB device to work, I have to restart the computer.
so i searched in google and i found that its because of Bitdefender, after uninstalling it usb probles has been solved, is there any possiblity to resolve the problem with bitdefender... This is happening for me for last few days.
please look into this https://superuser.com/questions/1702570/code-38-usb-devices-working-only-once-after-every-startup-windows-10
