During the staffing, the video card sometimes there are various problems that make it impossible to complete the use of the device. In the "Device Manager" of Windows near the problem adapter, a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark appears, talking about the fact that the equipment during the survey issued some error.
Video card error (code 10)
Error with code 10 In most cases, it indicates the incompatibility of the device driver with the components of the operating system. Such a problem may be observed after the automatic or manual Windows update, or when trying to install software for the video card to the "clean" OS.
In the first case, the updates deprive the performance of obsolete drivers, and in the second - the absence of the necessary components does not allow the new software normally.
Preparation
The answer to the question "What to do in this situation?" Simple: It is necessary to ensure software compatibility and operating system. Since we do not know which drivers are suitable in our case, then let the system itself decide what to install, but about everything in order.
- First of all, you need to make sure that all current updates are applied to date. You can do this in the Windows Update Center.
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- After the updates are set, you can go to the next step - removing the old driver. For complete uninstallation, we strongly recommend using the Display Driver Uninstaller program.
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Installation Driver
Final step - automatic update of the video card driver. We have already talked a little about the fact that the system needs to provide a choice of which to install. This method is a priority and suitable for installing drivers of any devices.
- We go to the "Control Panel" and looking for a link to "Device Manager" when viewing the "Minor Icons" view (so more convenient).
- In the "Video adapter" section by clicking the right mouse button on a problematic device and go to "Update Drivers".
- Windows will offer us to choose the software search method. In this case, the "automatic search for updated drivers" is suitable.
Further, the entire process of downloading and installation occurs under the control of the operating system, we can only wait for the completion and restart the computer.
If after rebooting the device does not work, then you need to check it on working capacity, that is, connect to another computer or attributed to the service center for diagnostics.