In the era of USB-C hubs and dongles, the humble USB port has become a crowded place. The Autodata security check is sensitive to port enumeration. If the dongle is plugged into a USB 3.0 hub, or if the port number has changed since installation, the software may be looking for "USB Port 1" while the dongle is now residing on "USB Port 3." To the rigid logic of Autodata 3.45, this location shift constitutes a hardware mismatch.
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Are you seeing any specific alongside this message, or did this happen immediately after a Windows update ? In the era of USB-C hubs and dongles,
This error typically occurs when the unique Hardware ID (UID) of your computer doesn't match the one used to generate your software license or registry key In simple terms: Are you seeing any specific