I had this problem more than once when I used Windows and resorted to shutting it down completely before putting the machine in its bag.

There was one really obscure docking station problem which was the real last straw.

I think it was a Dell which updated itself while docked.

After that update, the laptop would not work undocked.

Reinstalling was of no use as every update would reinstall the same problem.

Moved to Intel MacBooks and Bootcamp. I don't remember when I last needed anything Windows specific.