That’s just asking for trouble, as far too many folks have already discovered. The trouble with powered USB cables: unless they’re powered at the far end (very rare), a USB port that’s already having trouble must now provide the power, too.
Highly recommended!
I just set up a dirt-cheap Win 11 box specifically to work around the death of LightBurn-for-Linux:
You must do a clean install from a known-good MS ISO to eliminate the janky not-quite-valid / keyless OEM Windows installation, which (in my case) required prying a valid MS product key out of the seller.
Then turn on RDP access, run it full-screen from your Comfy-Chair desk for design work and from the laser for setup & running the job, and you’ll never look back. Somewhat to my surprise, performance over RDP is Close Enough™ to in-person as to make no difference.
I added a pair of shelves to the laser to hold the PC and the junk that normally falls in when the lid goes up:
A nearby desk / bench would work better if you’ve got the space.