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
    2018-01-13T20:16:57+00:00

    It doesn't smell like a rat - it smells and behaves like a virus and the response from MS has been as if it were a virus ("it's the fault of someone else" and so "roll your system back to a known good state").  For me, so as to continue with my same hardware it's not Apple as the alternative but Linux...  The risk of Windows dropping hardware off a system (and the associated time and resources to go back to "the last known good state") is not acceptable & I've begun setting several critical machines as dual boot as a contingency...

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-01-12T22:03:01+00:00

    I uninstalled the creators update, that in itself fixed the code 12 but in turn now the, security services keeps stopping. the only thing i can find is that the creators update acts like it updates the firmware to 64 bit, and try or tries to put 64 bit on a 32bit system and that's why there is  code 12, as after removing the update there are files with 64 bit firmware that was not removed in unistal. there could be a problem with the windows registry on update. but i'm not a wiz with computers software just fixing the boards etc   to much binory for me but file sizes are very similar in 32 bit and 64 bit.

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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
    2017-12-10T15:12:19+00:00

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  5. Anonymous
    2017-12-07T01:31:55+00:00

    Hi,

    Let's try to remove and reinstall the Graphics car driver and check if the issue persists. Follow these steps:

    1. Click onstartbutton.
    2. In the search box type devmgmt.msc and then press enter.
    3. Select the graphics card device and right click on it
    4. Now select properties.
    5. In the properties window, under Drivertab, click onUninstallbutton.
    6. If you’re sure you want to delete the driver click OK.
    7. Restart your PC.

    Note: If you want the driver completely removed from the computer check “Delete the driver software for this device.”

    Looking forward to the result.

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