Kingston occasionally releases firmware updates for the HyperX Cloud II. A "patched" device often means the dongle has been updated from an older firmware version (e.g., v0010) to a newer one (v0030 or v0040). Patches historically fix:
A device will show: USB\VID_0951&PID_1666&REV_0100 usb device id vid 0951 pid 1666 patched
The “patched” version may refer to:
: Typically up to 100 MB/s for G3 models and 200 MB/s for Kyson models. usb device id vid 0951 pid 1666 patched
Code snippet (conceptual):