What do the Device Manager error codes mean?
You've got a hardware problem, and you've seen the error codes that Windows' Device Manager reports. However, what exactly do they mean? And, perhaps more importantly, what do you do about them?
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Below is a table showing some of the common error codes you might run into:
| Code | Explanation | Possible Solutions |
| 1 | This device is not configured correctly. | Update driver. |
| 3 | The driver for this device might be corrupted, or your system may be running low on memory or other resources. | Close applications, add memory, update driver. |
| 10 | This device cannot start. | Update driver. |
| 12 | This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. If you want to use this device, you will need to disable one of the other devices on this system. | Disable conflicting device. |
| 14 | This device cannot work properly until you restart your computer. | Restart your computer. |
| 16 | Windows cannot identify all the resources this device uses. | In the Properties dialog box, go to the Resources tab to assign more resources to it. |
| 18 | Reinstall the drivers for this device. | Update driver. |
| 19 | Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. To fix this problem you can first try running a Troubleshooting Wizard. If that does not work, you should uninstall and then reinstall the hardware device. | Update driver, clean registry. |
| 24 | This device is not present, is not working properly, or does not have all its drivers installed. | Update driver or remove device. |
| 31 | This device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device. | Update driver. |
| 37 | Windows cannot initialize the device driver for this hardware. | Uninstall and reinstall driver. |
| 39 | Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. | Uninstall and reinstall driver. |
| 44 | An application or service has shut down this hardware device. | Restart your computer. |
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