Hello,
This is a Windows "feature" I'm afraid.
It affects all devices: Windows creates a new driver instance based on connection path + serial number.
See
https://social.technet.microsoft.com...ork-interfaces for another old use case.
https://social.technet.microsoft.com...tpronetworking
We have tried several paid technical support cases to get this fixed, but the answer has always been "it's by design".
Targus is providing an utility to clean the registry bloating. I recommend you follow their blog for updates:
https://targusblog.com/2017/07/27/ta...dows-released/
Kind regards,
Alban