Fix This Device Cannot Start. (code 10) Error With WiFi & Other Drivers
Fix This Device Cannot Start. (code 10) Error With WiFi & Other Drivers
Learn to fix This device cannot start Code 10 error with wireless adapter or any other driver on Windows 10 or 11 computers. There may be different reasons why the device cannot start and show error code 10. It may happen with WiFi drivers, Bluetooth drivers, keyboard or mouse drivers, or any other device connected to the computer.
Here are some methods to fix Code 10 error on Windows 11 \u0026 10
1. Restart the PC
2. Disable and Enable the device
3. Uninstall the driver
4. Update driver
5. Rollback driver
6. Run Windows troubleshooter
7. Run Hardware troubleshooter
8. Delete UpperFilters and LowerFilters registry keys
9. Install latest driver
10. Power Flush
11. System Restore
Above methods should help you to fix the problem.
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0.24 -> Hey what's going on guys Sandeep here and
this is another common problem you might face
4.64 -> with your Windows computers that sometimes
you get an error, driver related error that
10.48 -> device cannot start error code 10, like if
I open the device manager then you can see
16.88 -> that this network adapter has exclamation
mark yellow mark and if I right-click on it
23.04 -> and go to properties then you can see that it is
showing an error this device cannot start code 10.
30.48 -> so if you are getting this problem with any of
the driver whether it is wi-fi driver or any
35.68 -> other driver then I will show you some methods
to fix this problem on your windows computer
40.88 -> so the very first thing you
should do is restart your computer
44 -> and check if the device is working fine or not
restarting may fix this problem at first try
51.44 -> if not come back to this device manager
right click on the affected driver and
56.4 -> disable the device so you have to disable the
driver which is showing yellow mark and after
62.4 -> that enable this device right click and enable
so you have to disable and enable that driver
68.96 -> and check if it is working or not. If not
then you can try to uninstall the driver
74.72 -> so you have to simply right click
on the affected driver and click on
78.16 -> uninstall device click on uninstall to
remove the driver and you have to restart
84.16 -> the PC, and after the restart, it will auto
install the affected driver and check if
89.36 -> it is working fine or not and in my case it
is still not working and if this is the case
95.52 -> with you then you can try to update the driver.
Just simply right click and update the driver
103.04 -> now click on search automatically for the drivers
if the internet is connected and it is not
107.76 -> related to wi-fi driver then it should update the
driver and also you can check for Windows update
114.08 -> to install the latest driver, now if it is still
not working after the driver update and the
120.32 -> Windows update, then you can try to right click
on the affected driver again and go to properties
126.56 -> and then go to this driver option driver details
and then you can try to roll back the driver, if
133.04 -> there is older version of the driver available
then this option would be highlighted I mean
138.32 -> you can click on this option it won't be greyed
out so roll back the driver to the earlier date
144.72 -> and check if it is working or not, if not you can
try another method, for this method you have to do
151.84 -> some windows troubleshooting. Now go to Start and
then settings now look for troubleshoot option
161.2 -> on Windows 11 you will get this option on the
system settings in the windows 10 you may get
166.4 -> this option on windows update page, anyhow you have
to find the troubleshoot option and click on this
171.84 -> other troubleshooter, now you have to select the
troubleshooter related to the driver. If it is
178.24 -> related to bluetooth then run the troubleshooter
for bluetooth if it is related to wifi then
184.08 -> run the troubleshooter for the network adapter, so
you have to run the troubleshooter for affected
189.92 -> driver and windows troubleshooter might find the
problem and give you an option to fix the problem
195.76 -> or it can automatically fix the problem and if
the windows troubleshooter can fix the problem
201.44 -> that's pretty ok if not you have to follow another
method. For this method, we are going to run the
207.36 -> hardware troubleshooter, simply press Windows+R key
together on your keyboard and type there
218.8 -> "msdt.exe -id device diagnostic" then click on OK. Now it
225.44 -> will open the hardware troubleshooter you
simply click on this next option and this
230 -> hardware troubleshooter will try to find any
problem-related to hardware and its driver
235.52 -> and it may take some time and you can see that it
is showing a generic mobile broadband adapter has
241.84 -> a driver problem which is correct. So you have
to follow the on-screen instructions and this
247.2 -> hardware troubleshooter might resolve the problem
with your driver, so simply follow on screen
253.76 -> instruction and let the process complete, and after
that check if the driver is working fine or not
260.72 -> now if it is still not working then follow this
next method. For this method, open the device
266.24 -> manager and right-click on this affected driver
and go to properties and click on this Details tab
275.92 -> and under properties you have to select
"class guid" from this drop down menu
283.68 -> and then you will get this value you have
to copy this value right click and copy
288.8 -> now you have to open the registry editor simply
go to search and search for registry editor
297.04 -> open the registry editor and you will
see an interface something like this
301.44 -> now you have to navigate through this registry
key
307.6 -> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>System>CurrentControlSet>Control
317.12 -> then you have to expand class this class Key, now
you have to search for that value that class
325.12 -> GUID value for that affected driver so you
can simply select the class and click on this
330.72 -> edit tab and find now paste that value which
you copied from the properties of that driver
338 -> so this is the driver which is affected
and which is showing that error code 10.
343.68 -> now on the right pane you will see some values
but before making any changes you have to create
349.2 -> a registry backup simply select that value and
click on this file and export, name this registry
355.44 -> key anything you want so in case if it won't work
then you can patch that registry values again
362.72 -> so save this registry key create a backup and
on the right pane you will see some registry
368.48 -> values and look for UpperFilters and LowerFilters registry key in my case those keys are
375.44 -> not here so I will simply create those key
so that you can see what it looks like
383.36 -> so these are the multi string keys and
if you find these upper and lower filters
389.36 -> then you have to simply delete those keys
simply right click on it and delete those
394 -> keys and after that, you have to restart your pc
and check if the device is working properly or not
401.2 -> if not you can try to merge that backup
registry key to the original default
407.2 -> now in my case, it won't work because the generic
mobile broadband adapter and its related hardware
413.44 -> is not present into my computer it is something
like that if you add any legacy hardware
420.16 -> and it is not present into your computer then
it won't work. So you can see that I have added
426.32 -> this scanner device but not
connected to my computer so it won't work, and
434.72 -> if you are seeing this yellow exclamation mark
beside any driver which is not affecting your
440.08 -> computer everything is working fine but some
drivers are showing this yellow exclamation mark
445.84 -> then you can try to uninstall those drivers and
it won't change anything it won't break anything
453.28 -> now if these methods are not working then you can
try to install the latest driver from the official
458.96 -> website simply go to google and search driver
for your computer go to the official website and
467.28 -> here you may have to select the product
details like model operating system and some
473.2 -> other things and go to driver and utilities
options select the operating system as well
481.2 -> now you will see all the latest drivers available
for your computer now you have to download that
486.4 -> driver and install it on your computer now in
case if it is related to wi-fi then you won't
492.8 -> be able to open this internet thing so you
have to download this driver on any working
498.32 -> computer or where you are watching this video
then transfer it to affected computer and
504.48 -> install the driver, and after that, it should work
fine. Now the next thing you can do is Power flush,
508.924 -> you have to shut down your computer completely
shut it down and then disconnect all the power
518.56 -> and if it is a desktop pc then you have to
take out that cable from the PSU as well
524.48 -> so you have to disconnect all the power and
disconnect all the peripherals, now press and
529.84 -> hold the power key for 30 seconds and after that
connect everything back and start your computer
537.44 -> and if it is a laptop then you can do power flush
as well if you can take out the battery take it
542.88 -> out and then press and hold the power key for 30
seconds if you can't take out the battery, anyway
548.96 -> press and hold the power key for 30 seconds and
after that start your computer or your laptop and
554.72 -> check if the device is working properly or not
in most cases these methods would help you to
559.84 -> fix the problem and if it is still not working
you can try the last method in this video that
566.32 -> is system restore press windows r key together on
your keyboard and type there rstrui.exe and hit ok
578.56 -> now it will open system restore click on next
option now you will see some system restore points
585.6 -> you have to select the system restore point
where everything was working fine if you
591.52 -> don't see any restore point then that means you
didn't create any system restore point earlier
597.92 -> but if you find any system restore point when
everything was working fine then restore your
603.6 -> computer to that date but before doing any system
restore always create a system restore point to
610.24 -> the current date so that you can always move
forward to the current date as well so these
615.84 -> were some methods to fix error code 10 device
cannot start on your Windows computer and that's
621.76 -> all for this video guys hope this helped if so
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