What Causes a Code 43 Error and What It Means
This generic message could mean there’s a true hardware problem or it could simply mean that there’s a driver error that Windows can’t identify as such but that the hardware is being affected by it. It will almost always display in the following way: Details on Device Manager error codes like Code 43 are available when you view a device’s status in its properties. The Code 43 error could apply to any hardware device in Device Manager, though most Code 43 errors appear on video cards and USB devices like printers, webcams, iPhones, and related peripherals.
How to Fix a Code 43 Error
Follow these steps in order, to resolve a Code 43 error. Because this message is generic, standard troubleshooting steps come first. There is always the chance that the error Code 43 you’re seeing on a device was caused by some temporary problem with the hardware. If so, a restart of your computer might fix the Code 43 error. If you have another computer to test this on, be sure to try this before moving on to the more complicated steps below. Depending on the changes you made, some solutions might include:
Removing or reconfiguring the newly installed device Rolling back the driver to a version prior to your update Using System Restore to undo recent Device Manager related changes
This might sound like a very simple fix, and that’s because it is. However, this procedure might be all the computer needs to correct the Code 43 error. If updating the drivers does remove the Code 43 error, it means that the stored Windows drivers you reinstalled in Step 4 were probably damaged or were the wrong drivers.
