I've had similar problems when using a usb 3 port. Switching to a usb 2 port fixed it for me. I guess you could also try to disable usb 3 in bios.
Well shit I am sorry. All I can say is I have a Win 10 x64 Partition and have no problems with either the 3.0 or 2.0 ports on my computer. I know I had to install the drivers separately for each type of port though.
I'm sorry to hear you are having so many troubles. I know it was a bitch to get working in Win 8.0 for me, and had a similar issue, but eventually one of the driver signing steps fixed it for me.