Solved Windows 8 does not start with usb hub connected

Hi there. Don't know in what subcategory to put this question, but I found this strange: When I have a powered usb hub connected, my windows 8 will not start. The same usb hub connected to xp or to windows 7 does not cause problems. But it does in windows 8. So I need to disconnect that hub and start windows 8 without it and connect it after windows 8 has booted. Said hub has two drives attached: 1 32GB and a 1 TB. How come Windows 8 cannot handle it? Thanks in advance for your help.

Check BIOS for boot order.

Thanks, CountMike. The first boot device is UEFI and the harddisk, 2nd is CD/DVD. So I don't know why there is that problem. I connected the 1TB usb drive directly into a usb plug on my machine. No difference. It just hangs at boot. Keyboard is frozen. Strange behavior.

gallicbear said:

Thanks, CountMike. The first boot device is UEFI and the harddisk, 2nd is CD/DVD. So I don't know why there is that problem. I connected the 1TB usb drive directly into a usb plug on my machine. No difference. It just hangs at boot. Keyboard is frozen. Strange behavior.

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Realy strange, just couple of days ago I heard from a guy that had similar problem. He had a USB pen drive that used to have an OS on it, he even reformated it but I guess MBR stayed on it and he also could not boot with it connected. Must be some side effect of UEFI.

Read this....Microsoft acknowledges some USB items can cause UEFI systems to hang on boot..

The only solution they have is to attach after boot...but it explains WHY this might be happening...

Windows may hang during boot if a USB storage device is attached immediately after EFI POST

Thank you again, CountMike, and also Wullail for the link. It explains that UEFI is involved. Maybe that will be fixed some day by Microsoft.