#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Device Manager Code 43 -- "Windows has stopped this device" Fix : Replace the driver cleanly rather than updating over it Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-hw-code43 Run as : Elevated PowerShell, offline Expect : 40 minutes Risk : medium Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX Graphics or a device where an update is suspected. An install over a broken driver usually inherits the fault. HOW TO UNDO IT Device Manager -> Driver -> Roll Back Driver returns the previous version if Windows kept it. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 5" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' Device Manager Code 43 -- "Windows has stopped this device"' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Replace the driver cleanly rather than updating over it' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: medium Reversible 40 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Note the exact device and hardware ID first -- you need this to find the right driver.' -Command { Get-PnpDevice -Status Error | Select-Object -First 5 FriendlyName,InstanceId,Problem | Format-List } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Download the correct driver from the hardware manufacturer before removing anything.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Remove the existing driver and its package, not just the device.' -Why 'Uninstalling the device in Device Manager leaves the driver package in the store, and Windows reinstalls the same broken driver on the next scan. Removing the package is what makes the reinstall meaningful.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'pnputil /enum-drivers | findstr /i "nvidia amd intel" & pnputil /delete-driver oem##.inf /uninstall /force' } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Restart, then install the downloaded driver. For graphics, choose the clean install option the vendor''s installer offers.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 5 -Do 'If the device still reports Code 43 with a fresh driver on a fresh boot, treat it as hardware and test it in another machine.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'The device reports OK and the driver version matches what you installed.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { Get-PnpDevice -FriendlyName '*your device*' | Get-PnpDeviceProperty -KeyName DEVPKEY_Device_DriverVersion | Format-List InstanceId,Data } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-hw-code43' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Device Manager -> Driver -> Roll Back Driver returns the previous version if Windows kept it.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule