Task Host is stopping background tasks (\Microsoft\Windows\Plug and Play\Device Install Reboot required)

Do you have third-party Antivirus software? If yes, I suggest replacing it with Windows Defender/Security Essentials.

Does the MBP boot correctly and work properly if there are no external devices attached?

Can you run and post the output of

diskutil repairDisk disk0

on the Mac?

Good to see you, too Dick Richards. 🙂

The USBc standard uses 2.4G band which can cause RF interference issues. For example, see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/io/universal-serial-bus/usb3-frequency-i nterference-paper.html .

There is anecdotal evidence to support the notion that plugging storage close to wifi cards (coupled with a myriad other unknowns) causes malfunctions.

Having said that, your specific error indicates that a new device was discovered and there is a need for Windows to reboot to support it. Does this happen more frequently if you dynamically plug/remove devices in your OWC hub?

Disk0 and Disk2 are a non-standard layout. Let us first try

diskutil repairDisk disk1

If you do not see any errors, then

diskutil apfs convert disk1s2

Can you the output of

diskutil info disk2

Try

1. Boot the Mac into Recovery Mode by holding down the Command and R keys until you see the macOS Utilities screen.
2. Open Disk utility.
3. Choose your boot volume.
4. Click on the Edit menu
5. Click on Convert to APFS
6. When prompted with “Would you like to convert <thenameofyourdrive> to APFS?” click on the Convert button.
7. When the process is finished, click on the Done button.

What is the MacDrive volume that it is failing to unmount? Can you post the output of

mount -v

Glad to know it works. Next time it stops working, try to run a SMC reset on the non-working Mac and retry over wireless connection.

Can you boot into Internet Recovery using Command+Opt+R at boot?