Windows 10 USB Hub Safely Remove Device (Eject Device) Issue

[olat]

Hello!

I got a new Type - C USB Hub with 4 3.0 ports.
The hub works great, but the problem is that once I try to safely remove (eject) one of the USB devices, all of them get disconnected.
Furthermore, once I do that, I can't connect any devices again until I restart the PC. They do power up, but windows does not read them.

For example, let's say I connect 3 devices: USB 1, USB 2 and USB 3.

I then click the taskbar icon to safely remove USB 1. There's no option to just remove one, but it says Eject External. Once I click that, all 3 devices are then safely removed.

I then disconnect those devices and reconnect again. None of them are recognized. I don't get any issues, errors or anything.

The only way to have those devices recognized again is to restart the computer.

If I just plug them out without safely removing them (ejecting) first, then they work normally after I plug them in the second time.

I'm using external HDDs a lot, so I always eject them first.

Any help would be much appreciated.

OS Version: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro, 64 bit, Build 19042, Installed 20201020141753.000000+060
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core Processor, AMD64 Family 23 Model 113 Stepping 0, CPU Count: 16
Total Physical RAM: 16 GB
Graphics Card: Radeon RX 580 Series
Hard Drives: C: 222 GB (47 GB Free); F: 298 GB (151 GB Free); Q: 1862 GB (341 GB Free);
Motherboard: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02), ver 1.0, s/n JB16610699
System: American Megatrends International, LLC., ver ALASKA - 1072009, s/n To be filled by O.E.M.
Antivirus: Windows Defender, Enabled and Updated

Thank you!

 

[olat]

I just tested the hub on Linux Ubuntu and it works as expected there, no problems. I can unmount separate drives without issues and when I reconnect them they work normally.

 

[olat]

One more update: if I use a standard usb flash drive, I can right click on it in windows explorer and then click "Eject". This removes the drive and allows me to connect again without issues.
But, I do not have the "Eject" option for usb external hard drives. Is there any way to force it to appear for those devices as well? That might basically solve my issue.