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THE CODE 43 FIX THAT WORKED WHEN NOTHING ELSE DID ugh

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Accepted solution by Yara — been there man do a clean driver removal: in Device Manager, uninstall the device and tick Attempt to remove the driver for this device,…
  1. Gabe Kowalski
    @frame_tinker240

    Urgent-ish: i need this Wi-Fi adapter for work tomorrow and it's showing Code 43:

    USB Audio Device Properties

    USB Audio Device Properties
Device status:
This device cannot start. (Code 10)

{Operation Failed}
The requested operation was unsuccessful.

    it was fine yseterday, it started after a driver update, i tried a different port and a reboot... i cant tell if i should be shopping for a replacement or digging deeper into drivers. id be realy grateful for a step-by-step order of things to try. i dont want to make it worse by randomly installing old drivers from the internet. what am i doing wrong??

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  2. Yara
    @tensordeck-2sw

    Does the graphics card work if you boot into Safe Mode?

    2 2 helpful
  4. Dev
    @dev.dalton24

    came here to say exactly this

    2 4 helpful
  5. Dev
    @dev.dalton24

    list problem devices and their driver packages from an elevated prompt:

    pnputil /enum-devices /problem
pnputil /enum-drivers

    you can remove a stale package with pnputil /delete-driver oemNN.inf /uninstall. lmk how it goes

    1 0 helpful
  6. Uma
    @loosefox

    oh also how is this thread still going lmao. is device-manager even worth bothering with or should i just leave it

    2 0 helpful
  8. Vik Schmidt
    @vschmidt_30

    ahh classic shut down fully and drain power: unplug the PC (or hold the power button on a laptop with the chrager disconnected) for a minute, code 43 sometimes clears after the device is fully power-cycled.

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  9. Yara
    @socketden
    in reply to @vschmidt_30

    ahh classic for a graphics card, use DDU in Safe Mode to fully remove teh driver, then install fresh. Also check PCIe power connectors and reseat teh card. lmk how it goes

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  10. Yara
    @socketden
    Accepted solution

    been there man do a clean driver removal: in Device Manager, uninstall the device and tick Attempt to remove the driver for this device, reboot, then install teh latest driver from the manufacturer, not Windows Update. fingers crossed 🤞

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  11. Yara
    @socketden
    in reply to @socketden

    hmmmm not sure about that power cycling sounds too simple, but Ive seen it fix Code 43 more often than driver reinstalls. Try it before anything else.

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  12. Gabe Kowalski
    @frame_tinker240
    in reply to @socketden

    @socketden holy cow full power drain worked. the Wi-Fi adapter came back with no driver changes at all, still dont understand why, but Ill take it.

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