I had a similar issue of my peripherals not being detected. I was able to simply unplug the dongles and plug them in to other usb ports then toggle the power on the mouse and keyboard and everything was immediately detected.

Never underestimate the power of turning things off and on again lol

Definitely support this recommendation. Having switched to this from windows a few months ago I can say that it is very stable (after I fixed secure boot issue) and very pleasant to use. Solid built-in apps. Tried GNOME first. Its design was good but just not for me.