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
    2017-12-01T19:20:07+00:00

    The same with my vaio fe21h

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-12-01T09:29:50+00:00

    I'm getting the same problem with a VAIO VGN-C1S.

    It seems to be the same issue with devices repeated in device manager and resource warnings and no working network adapter.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-11-30T18:18:20+00:00

    The same problem with vaio fe21h

    The problem is not the computer.it is the new version of windows 103 and 1709

    I do not understand that the same computer can be working this 1607 but not with 1703 or 1709.

    Please, Microsoft,solved it

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-11-30T17:50:30+00:00

    I am having the same issue on my old Toshiba Vista capable laptop. Win 10 1607 works fine. Clean installs of 1703 or 1709 blows up device manager with Code 12's.

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  5. Anonymous
    2017-09-03T19:00:55+00:00

    Which version and edition of Windows 10 originally came with the system?

    Because I don't see VGN-N29VN listed as supported:

    https://esupport.sony.com/US/p/os10upgrade.pl? 

    You might want to consider restoring the original version of Windows that came with the system.

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