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"DRIVER IS UNAVAILABLE" AFTER MOVING THE PC TO A NEW DESK: REINSTALL OR SOMETHING ELSE?

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  1. Silas
    @router_owl147

    my receipt pritner worked perfectly until moving the PC to a new desk. now:

    USB Audio Device Properties

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

{Operation Failed}
The requested operation was unsuccessful.

    Ive downloaded teh BenQ Acer ScanWit 2740S Scanner ISA Driver package from Acer lol Before I install it a third time, Id like to understand why Windows keeps saying teh driver is unavailable. Is it a driver store thing, a permissions thing, or just a corrupted install? 🙏 Im fine using the command line if needed, just tell me what to look for so I dont delete teh wrong thing. seriously need help here 😭

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  2. Una B.
    @nimbussmith

    hmmmm quick q is teh driver package ure installing made for your current Windows version?

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  4. Ash Reyes
    @lambdasage

    lol same thing happened to me run sfc /scannow and DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth if every driver install shows unavailable... damaged print components can do this.

    thumbsup

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  5. Quinn Petrov
    @quinnp323

    yeahhh try the built-in route: Add device > Add manually > Add a local printer and select the pritner model from the list after clicking Windows Update to refresh it... windows sometimes has a working class driver.

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  6. Cyrus T.
    @cthorne-3sf

    Check the driver store: pnputil /enum-drivers lists printer driver packages (class Printer). remove stale ones with pnputil /delete-driver oemXX.inf /uninstall /force.

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  7. Alba Haddad
    @alba.haddad

    yeahhh after a major Windows upgrade, older printer drivers may be blocked as incompatible. Download the newest package for your OS from the printer makers support page, not an old CD or cacehd installer. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  8. Kira
    @signal_sage

    if reomval says the driver is in use, resatrt the spooler first (net stop spooler / net start spooler) and try again immediately, or remove teh printer queue first.

    it works on my machine™

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  10. Ash Reyes
    @lambdasage

    mods can we pin this thread

    RAM prices doing their own thing again smh

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  11. Theo Ekström
    @socketwarden-36s

    ok so remvoe the printer, then remove the driver package too: Printers & scanners > Print server properties > Drivers tab, select the driver, Remove > Remove driver and driver pcakage... then reboot and install fresh.

    at this point my GPU cost more than my car lol

    thumbsup

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  13. Hugo
    @embergarage

    ok weird one reading this at 2am instead of sleeping, no regrtes, came here to say exactly this

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  14. Cyrus T.
    @cthorne-3sf

    ahh classic this. sooo much this. my old thiknpad is officially haunted good luck man!

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  15. Quinn Petrov
    @quinnp323

    yeahhh have u checked ur reinstall settings?? mine were reset after an update

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  17. Ash Reyes
    @lambdasage

    @lambdasage what did u end up doing in the end

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  19. Silas
    @router_owl147
    in reply to @socketwarden-36s

    @socketwarden-36s omg finally removed driver and driver package from Print server properties, reinstalled, and the status is Ready. cant believe it was that simple lol

    mindblown

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