Computing

Device Manager Error Codes

A Complete List of Error Codes Reported in Device Manager

By Tim Fisher, About.com Guide

Device Manager error codes are special error codes, accompanied by error messages, that are reported in Device Manager.

Error codes in Device Manager are generated when the computer is experiencing device driver issues, system resource conflicts, or other hardware problems.

Note: Device Manager error codes are completely different than system error codes even though some of the code numbers may be the same. If you see an error code outside of Device Manager, it's not a Device Manager error code.

See below for a complete list of Device Manager error codes:

Code 1

This device is not configured correctly. (Code 1)

Code 3

The driver for this device might be corrupted, or your system may be running low on memory or other resources. (Code 3)

Code 10

This device cannot start. (Code 10)

Fix the Code 10 Error Message in Device Manager

Code 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. (Code 12)

Code 14

This device cannot work properly until you restart your computer. (Code 14)

Code 16

Windows cannot identify all the resources this device uses. (Code 16)

Code 18

Reinstall the drivers for this device. (Code 18)

Code 19

Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. To fix this problem you should uninstall and then reinstall the hardware device. (Code 19)

Fix the Code 19 Error in Device Manager

Code 21

Windows is removing this device. (Code 21)

Code 22

This device is disabled. (Code 22)

Fix the Code 22 Error Message in Device Manager