This Device Cannot Start Code 10 error generally means that Windows was unable to properly communicate with one of your installed device Drivers. This problem mostly occurs due to outdated, incompatible, missing or corrupt drivers, Faulty Device driver. Also some cases, Device Cannot Start Code 10 error also pops up if the device manager doesn’t understand the error generated by the driver. But in all these cases hardware is not able to work properly.
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Fix This device cannot start. (code 10)
For proper functioning of your Windows computer, it is very important that the individual hardware and software devices present on it work properly. If any of the devices fail to start/work or function, the user will start facing different error codes and the device Stop working. And This Device Cannot Start Code 10 is one of them, This Error occurs means
*Device Manager can’t start the attached device.
*One of the drivers that the device needs does not start.
*Device Manager has insufficient information to recognize the error that is bubbled up by the device driver.
If you are getting This device cannot start. (code 10) error while plugging a USB device then first make sure the USB device is not defective and connected properly. Also, try to connect the device with different USB ports available on your Desktop/Laptop. If possible plug this USB device into another computer to check and make sure whether it’s working properly or not.
Sometimes, a simple restart can fix the issue. Try rebooting your computer to see if the error persists.
Disable USB Suspend Settings
Most Windows users report that after disabling the USB suspend setting on the power option, Fix This Device Cannot Start Code 10 and start the attached device normally. We recommend first disabling USB suspend setting by following the below steps, and check if the problem is solved. To do this
- Press Windows key + R, type Control Panel and click ok,
- Change the View by Small icon, then click on Power Options.
- Now click on Change plan settings below your selected power plan (it’s normally Balanced (recommended).
- Next, select Change Advanced Power Settings, to openthe power options
- Expand USB Settings, set the USB selective suspend setting to Disabled.
Note: If you own the laptop set the USB Suspend to Disable to both “On Battery” & “Plugged in”.
Click OK to apply changes, Restart your computer. Now Attach the device and check it’s working properly.
Delete invalid or corrupted Registry entries
If the above method failed to fix the This Device Cannot Start Code 10 error try this registry Tweak (Delete invalid or corrupted registry Entries)
Press Windows key + R, type regedit and click ok to open the Windows registry editor,
Navigate to following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{36FC9E60-C465-11CF-8056-444553540000}
GUID for Different Devices
| GUID | Device | Class |
| 4d36e965-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318 | CD/DVD/Blu-ray drives | CDROM |
| 4d36e967-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318 | Hard drives | DiskDrive |
| 4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318 | Video adapters | Display |
| 4d36e969-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318 | Floppy controllers | FDC |
| 4d36e980-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318 | Floppy drives | FloppyDisk |
| 4d36e96a-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318 | Hard drive controllers | HDC |
| 745a17a0-74d3-11d0-b6fe-00a0c90f57da | Some USB devices | HIDClass |
| 6bdd1fc1-810f-11d0-bec7-08002be2092f | IEEE 1394 host controller | 1394 |
| 6bdd1fc6-810f-11d0-bec7-08002be2092f | Cameras and scanners | Image |
| 4d36e96b-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318 | Keyboards | Keyboard |
| 4d36e96d-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318 | Modems | Modem |
| 4d36e96f-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318 | Mice and pointing devices | Mouse |
| 4d36e96c-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318 | Audio and video devices | Media |
| 4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318 | Network adapters | Net |
| 4d36e978-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318 | Serial and parallel ports | Ports |
| 4d36e97b-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318 | SCSI and RAID controllers | SCSIAdapter |
| 4d36e97d-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318 | System buses, bridges, etc. | System |
| 36fc9e60-c465-11cf-8056-444553540000 | USB host controllers and hubs | USB |
For example: If you are having This Device Cannot Start Code 10 error on Network Adapter then select GUID 4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318. or If you have a USB device then select GUID 36fc9e60-c465-11cf-8056-444553540000.
Now look at the right pane and Delete (right-click > Delete) the following registry entries (values) if found:
- UpperFilters
- LowerFilters
Close Registry Editor and restart your computer check the problematic Device is working properly. For Better understand Check bellow video.
Uninstall all USB controllers
As discussed Before These errors also mostly caused by old, Corrupted device drivers that have to be updated. let’s update the problematic device drivers to fix the error 10 issues.
- Press Windows + R, type devmgmt.msc, and ok to open Device Manager.
- Double-click the device that is causing the error (there will be a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark to the left of it)
- Right-click the specific device and select Properties
- Click on the Driver menu tab and select Update Driver
- Windows may ask for the path of the driver, in which case you will need to either insert your Drivers disk (if you have it) or download the Drivers from the manufacturer’s website
- Restart your computer
- This solution did the job for you
If updating the drivers does not work, you will need to move on to the next solution, which involves completely uninstalling and reinstalling the Drivers.
Diagnose and fix Windows USB problems
If all the above methods fail to fix the This Device Cannot Start Code 10 then you can download Microsoft’s official USB diagnostic Tool From the Given Download link.
Note: This Diagnostic Tool helps to fix USB audio, storage, and print devices—such as thumb drives, USB hard drives, and USB printers—that do not eject using the Safely Remove Hardware dialog box, Getting Different Error codes.
After download, the tool Right-click and select Run or Open to run the troubleshooting Too. Here click on Advanced and tick mark on Apply repairs Automatically click next This will start the USB diagnostic process.
If found any problem with the currently installed USB device this will try to fix itself or instruct where is the problem causing. After that Restart windows and check, the problem is solved or not.
Other methods you can Try
If still This Device Cannot Start Code 10 not solved after applying above solutions then now its time to utilize the windows system Restore Feature. Which revert your windows computer to a previous working state where windows working without any error.
Also if you are using an external Hard disk or printer, scanner we recommend changing the device’s USB cable and check the device with a different computer.
