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To list all connected USB devices:

Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_USBHub | Select-Object Name, DeviceID

To list USB storage devices with timestamps (deep registry query): usblist2.exe download

Get-ChildItem -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USBSTOR" -Recurse | ForEach-Object 
    $device = $_.PSPath
    $friendlyName = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $device -Name "FriendlyName" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).FriendlyName
    $firstInstall = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $device -Name "FirstInstallDate" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).FirstInstallDate
    if ($friendlyName) 
        [PSCustomObject]@
            Device = $friendlyName
            FirstConnected = $firstInstall
            RegistryPath = $device

To get last connection time (more advanced):

Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USBSTOR\*\*" -Name "LastArrivalDate" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object LastArrivalDate, PSChildName

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