Windows Server 2012 Group Policy Block USB Storage devices @ User Level Not getting applied on a Domain Client machine with Windows Server 2008 R2. Why?

Hello,
I have a Windows Server 2012 R2.
I have configured the Group Policy on it to block the usage of USB - Storage Devices @ user level on the client machines. It works properly for my Windows 7 client machines but it's not working on one of the machine having Windows Server 2008 R2 installed
on it (this machine is also a domain client in the same domain).
I will really be thankful if anyone can suggest some solution to this issue.
Please feel free to write back in-case I have missed anything obvious to be shared.
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[ 4981.389262] ehci_hcd 0000:00:12.2: force halt; handshake ffffc90000c1e024 00004000 00000000 -> -110
[ 4981.389271] ehci_hcd 0000:00:12.2: HC died; cleaning up
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[ 4981.399826] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdc] CDB: cdb[0]=0x2a: 2a 00 00 1f b4 7e 00 00 08 00
[ 4981.399840] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 2077822
[ 4981.399850] Buffer I/O error on device sdc1, logical block 259720
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[ 4981.444899] usb 1-4: USB disconnect, device number 3
Next I thought – computer is broken. But it simply couldn't be true because in Ubuntu it's working.
I wanted to test if USB transfer is working in other distros, so I downloaded few and tried:
Ubuntu 11.04 – everything is working
Ubuntu 11.10 – it's not working, exactly same errors as in Arch
Ubuntu 12.04 Alpha 2 – it's not working
Mint 11 – it's working
Mint 12 – it's not working
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In dmesg output I can see ehci_hcd errors. When I remove this module before moving files, than everything is working fine apart from very slow transfer but it's obvious.
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EDIT: problems were caused by rts5139 module (card reader). Blacklisting that module solved all the problems.
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(Win7 Prof, SP1 64Bit)

Hi,
You can install the following hotfix to update some files to see how it’s going.
"0x0000009F" Stop error when you resume a computer from hibernation in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2720599
Meanwhile, I suggest you can try the steps below:
    Make sure you update to latest BIOS.
    Reinstall USB controllers
First, please disconnect all USB devices and then perform the following steps:
a. Click "Start" button, type “devmgmt.msc” (without quotation marks) in the “Search” bar and press "Enter". Click “Continue” if necessary.
b. In Device Manager, double click to expand "Universal Serial Bus controllers", right click on the Host Controller, click "Uninstall" and click "OK".
c.   Repeat the step 2 to uninstall all items under "Universal Serial Bus controllers".
Then, restart your computer and Windows 7 will reinstall all USB controllers automatically.
If the above steps cannot resolve the problem, try the steps below:
    Turned the laptop off, unplugged it.
    Pulled out the battery for a few minutes.
    Then power on the laptop.
Make sure the USB device is working, try changing to another USB port.
Code 28: The drivers for this device are not installed
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731268(v=ws.10).aspx
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