Why does my wireless mouse stop working when I plug my external hard drive into the other USB Port?

[KyleRoode1]

Hello. I am using an HP laptop with Windows 11. Currently I am using a USB wireless mouse, and sometimes I will also plug in my external USB hard drive which is my drive for file history. I’ve noticed that when the two are both plugged into the laptop, the mouse will stop working. No error message appears telling me there is a problem with the mouse, it just acts like the battery is dead, even if the battery is brand new. To test this, I unplugged the hard drive and the mouse works like normal. Is there a solution to this so that I can use them at the same time?

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