If you're receiving the Code 45 - Currently, This Hardware Device Is Not Connected to the Computer. To Fix This Problem, Reconnect This Hardware Device to the Computer error, here's how you can fix it.

This error code hardly needs an article. Windows is looking for a device it expected to be connected, but it's not. It could be as simple as anything you plug into your USB devices, including keyboard, mouses, and other peripherals.

There is no fix for this except to plug the device back in or ignore the error. Rebooting wouldn't hurt to clear loaded devices. Desktop users who can't trace the problem could consider a device (sound or video card) could be loose or have a loose cable.

If you have a different Device Manager error code, here are all the device manager error codes and solutions.

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