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Fix the error 'The device cannot start. (Code 10)'

Fix the error 'The device cannot start. (Code 10)'

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There may be a problem with the USB driver

How do I fix the error message “This device cannot start (Code 10)”? [5 methods]

I recently tried to install a USB printer on my Windows XP computer and after Windows detected the printer, I got the following error:

If you are having the same problem, here are a few things you can do to troubleshoot USB devices. First, if you have more than one computer, you will want to determine if the problem is with your USB device or with the computer by plugging the USB device into a second computer. If it installs and works fine, then the problem is with your computer.

If not, there may be something wrong with the USB device. However, it could also be a bad driver that won’t work on any computer, no matter which one you plug it into. Here are at least four ways to fix the problem: