The device has been disabled. (code 22) is a problem that occurs with your computer hardware. To help you solve this problem, MiniTool Software has collected some useful solutions. You can read this article to get them.
Is error code 22 in Device Manager bothering you??
Your computer hardware may encounter various types of problems. You discover the problems only when you want to use it. But at the beginning you only see that the device does not work normally. But you don’t know why the hardware can’t work.
In a situation like this, you can go to Device Manager to check the status of the device, and then you can see what is happening with the device. If something is wrong with the hardware, you see an error message with an error code.
Here are some common error messages you may receive:
We have talked about the above error codes, with the exception of error code 22. If you are bothered by code 37, code 43 or code 10, you can access the above pages to get the solutions. If you are facing error code 22, this article is helpful.
What is the device has been disabled. (Code 22)?
Device Manager error code 22 means that the device has been manually disabled by you or others. However, if Windows forces the disabling of this device due to lack of system resources, this error may also occur.
Error code 22 in Device Manager is displayed as follows:
Here you should know that the Device Manager error codes occur only in Device Manager. If you find the same error code elsewhere on your Windows computer, it is not the error code we will talk about in this article.
Also, this error code 22 can occur with any hardware on your computer, regardless of whether you have Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1 or run Windows 7.
Next, we will show you how to solve this error code 22 using different methods. You can try the following solutions one after another until you find the most suitable one.
How to fix error code 22 in Device Manager?
- Activate the device on your computer
- Restart your computer
- Undo the changes you made to the device driver
- Reinstall or update the device driver.
- Reset CMOS/BIOS
- Update BIOS
- Try another expansion slot
- Replace the defective hardware
- Perform an automatic Windows repair
- Perform a clean installation of Windows
Fix #1: Activate device manually
In case you accidentally disabled the device and caused error code 22, you can access the Device Manager to run a scan. If yes, you have to activate it manually.
You can follow the steps below to enable a device on your Windows computer:
- Search for Device Manager in the search box.
- Select the first search result and you will get to the device manager.
- Go to find the disabled device from the device list.
- Right-click on the device and select Properties from the popup menu.
- Switch to the tab Driver.
- If you find that the device is disabled, you need to click the button Activate device press to activate the device.
- Press OK to keep the changes.
After these steps, the problem should be solved and you can check if you can use the device as usual.
However, if you find that the device is enabled but error code 22 persists, you will need to use a different method to fix the problem. The next method might be helpful.
Fix #2: Restart the computer
The device has been disabled. (code 22) can also be caused by some temporary problems related to the target hardware. It is easy to fix the temporary problem: you can simply restart your computer to try it out, because restarting your computer always fixes problems.
Restarting the computer will not take much time and is also an effective solution. Please remember that you better restart your computer in a correct way to avoid triggering a new problem.
Fix #3: Undo the changes made to the device driver
Now remember if you have made any change to the driver for the device before the error code 22 appears. If yes, the change should be the cause of the error. Then you need to undo the change to fix the problem.
Below we will list some cases. You can select the case that suits you:
- Remove the newly installed device from the computer. . , to undo the last changes made to the device driver.
Fix #4: Reinstall or update the device driver
If the third solution does not work, you can also reinstall or update the driver for the device to give it a try.
Reinstall the driver for the device
If the device driver is damaged or corrupt, error code 22 may also appear. In such a situation, you can reinstall the driver to fix the problem.
Here are the things you can do:
1. Open the Device Manager.
2. Find the device that is affected by the Code 22 error, and then right-click on it.
3. Click Uninstall device.
4. Close Device Manager and then restart the computer.
After the restart, Windows will automatically reinstall the device driver.
Update the driver for the device
Error code 22 can also be caused by an outdated device driver. To eliminate this problem, you can follow these steps to update the driver for the device:
1. Open the Device Manager.
2. Locate the target device and right click on it.
3. Select Update the driver From the pop-up menu.
4. Select Search for driver software on the computer.
5. Select Select from a list of available drivers on my computer.
6. Click Continue.
7. Select the device driver you want to install for the hardware.
8. Click on Continue.
The driver update process is started and you have to wait until the whole process is finished. After that you need to restart your computer.
After restarting the computer, you can check if the error code 22 disappears.
Fix #5: Reset CMOS/BIOS
As mentioned above, error code 22 can be caused by missing system resources. To solve the problem, you should clear CMOS (also known as reset BIOS settings).
If this method doesn’t work, you can try the next one.
Fix #6: Update BIOS
An outdated BIOS version is another cause of the Code 22 error. So you can update the BIOS to fix the error.
Fix #7: Try a different expansion slot
If the hardware with error code 22 is some kind of expansion card, you can connect the device to another expansion slot on the motherboard to see if the error code disappears. Although this is a rare situation, it is still worth a try.
Fix # 8: Replace the faulty hardware
If all the above solutions do not work for you, the hardware should be damaged. You can buy a new one to replace it. But the detailed applications for different computer hardware are different.
For example, if you encounter video driver error code 22, you don’t need to worry about the data loss problem.
However, if the device is a data storage drive, there should be some important files in it. Therefore, you’d better use professional data recovery software to recover the files contained in it. MiniTool Power Data Recovery should be your best choice.
This software provides a safe data recovery service because it recovers your data without affecting the disk and the files it contains. And the most important point is that the scan results contain both existing and deleted files on the drive.
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Suppose the SD card is corrupted and you want to recover data from it:
1. Install the software on the computer.
2. Connect the SD card to the computer through a card reader device.
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4. The target SD card is displayed on the software interface. You need to select the card and press the Scan press to start scanning.
5. You need to wait patiently until the entire scanning process is completed. Then you can see the scan results listed by path.
You can expand any path and then find the files you want to recover. At the same time, the functions can help you Search and Type also help this software to find the needed files easily and quickly.
If you can find your needed files from the scan result with this free file recovery tool, you can use full version of this software to recover them without any restrictions. This software has different editions for different purposes. You can select one according to your current situation.
Now you don’t need to worry about your important data on the drive and you can simply replace the defective drive with a new one.
Fix #9: Two more solutions
If you are sure that there is nothing wrong with the computer hardware and all the above solutions do not work for you, consider performing an automatic Windows repair. If it is useless, you can do a clean Windows installation to get rid of error code 22 in Device Manager.
Conclusion
If you find the error The device has been disabled. (Code 22) you are facing, you should not worry about it. The solutions mentioned in this article are available for you to solve the problem.
If you have any questions in solving this Code 22 error or using this MiniTool data recovery software, you can contact us at [email protected] or tell us in the comments.
FAQ for The device has been disabled. (code 22)
- Activate the device on your computer
- Restart your computer
- Undo the changes made to the device driver
- Reinstall or update the device driver
- Reset CMOS/BIOS
- Update BIOS
- Try another expansion slot
- Replace the defective hardware
- Perform automatic Windows repair
- Perform a clean installation of Windows
- Open CMD as an administrator.
- Give verifier into the prompt and press enter.
- Select Create Custom Settings (for code developers) in the pop-up window of the driver review manager and press Continue.
- In the new window, you can check all the tests (expect DDI compliance checking (in addition) and Randomized simulation of low resources) to check the drivers.
- Follow the wizard to finish the job.
- Open the Device Manager.
- Find the device you want to check out.
- Right-click on the device and select Properties.
- You can check the status of the device driver.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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She joined the MiniTool family in 2018. After that, it focuses on data recovery and disk management. In the two years, she has written many good posts and helped users get out of their data recovery and computer management problems.
Besides knowing about computer tricks, she is also interested in foreign language, especially Japanese and Korean. She also likes animated movies and feature films very much. "Good morning . Oh, and in case we don’t see each other again, good day, good evening and good night!" is her most popular movie quote.