USB Connect/Disconnect Sound plays and computer freezes when launching games

Hello folks, I was hoping maybe someone has encountered this issue before.

When launching a game application specifically, the USB Connect sound will play and the entire laptop freezes for roughly 3 seconds. The same also happens when closing a game. I troubleshooter this yesterday and after terminating Gamebar it seems to be fixed for the day. However, the issue has returned today and terminating gamebar does not help. I've tried seeing if anything was physically disconnecting/reconnected using USBDeview, but no changes occur. Does anyone maybe have a solution to this or theory as to what could be causing it? Thank you in advance!