Multiple device failure (Code 12) after Windows 10 Creators Update

Anonymous
2017-09-03T11:49:17+00:00

Hi all,

I was given a computer to fix that showed multiple 'This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use (Code 12)' errors in the Device Manager. It is a quite old Sony VAIO VGN-N29VN.

I reinstalled Windows from scratch but the problem reappeared after applying the Creators update. As of now, multiple devices show the Code 12 error and are unusable. In some cases, there are multiple errored entries and one good entry for a given device (e.g. Intel 945 integrated GPU). In other cases, there is only one errored device and the device isn't working (e.g. WiFi or wired network adapters.)

The peripherals showing the errors are the following:

  • Mobile Intel 945 GPU
  • Intel 82801G ATA controller
  • Texas Instruments 1394 OHCI controller
  • LAN-Express AS 802.11g PCI-E adapter
  • Marvell Yukon 88E8036 PCI-E Fast Eth controller
  • HD audio controller
  • various PCI to PCI bridges
  • three Inter 82801G USB controllers

Some of them are usable (as they appear twice or three times in the Device Manager, others are not.) It looks like the update broke something, as this happened twice and I haven't added or removed any internal or external peripherals. What can I do to fix the problem?

Thank you.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-12-15T12:21:20+00:00

    Same problems with Panasonic Toughbook.

    I don't see why us users should be landed with trying to update drivers, we are not all experts. It is up to Microsoft to fix this problem!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-12-16T16:01:45+00:00

    Due to the scope of this I would agree that Microsoft is obligated to look into this from a technical perspective to understand why there is such a large impact when moving to newer builds of Win 10. We will only be able to defer updates for so long until having to move to the LTSB branch.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-12-16T21:52:46+00:00

    Thank you for the answer , but....

    the problem is device manufacturer gives us support to or devices in Windows 10 but Microsoft has change something in versions 1703 and 1709 making our devices not to work in Windows 10

    And.... as you can see there are multiple device manufacturers with the same problem.

    The problem are not manufacturers,the problem is Microsoft.

    Please, solve it.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-12-26T03:44:07+00:00

    I have a similar problem when I tried to do the Win 10 update to version 1709 on my Toshiba Laptop. I have 18 code 12 errors on multiple devices all created with the failed upgrade install. An install from a DVD/ISO file did not fix the problem.

    The computer has INTEL CPU T2080  1.73 Ghz with 2 Mb - 32 bit, x86 processor

    I see no solution that the Microsoft upgrade caused for multiple devices.

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  5. Anonymous
    2017-12-26T18:21:31+00:00

    Hi Cliff,

    Corrupted system files after the recent update is one of the possible reasons why this issue is happening. We recommend performing a repair upgrade to help resolve your concern. Click this Forum Article by Andre Da Costa, then follow the steps on how to perform a repair upgrade.

    Keep us in the loop with the result.

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