What is Windows error code 37?
Frequent system freezing and system errors are very common concern for various Windows users. Almost every time system errors occur and are displayed on the screen informing the user about the error. These errors are very helpful to fix or fix it efficiently. The errors are generally technical in nature and require great consideration if the user needs to correct them. Among various such errors, error code 37 is one that occurs when the device in question is not properly connected to the system and then the driver is faulty. This error is very common with ‘Add and remove USB devices’ and ‘Video and sound cards’ as it does not allow the user to use the installed device.
What are the causes of Windows error code 37?
By analyzing the error and diagnosing the system a bit, experts have concluded that this error usually occurs when the hardware being used is incompatible with the system. The error message that is thrown by the system is very similar to the error message mentioned below:
“Windows cannot initialize the device driver for this hardware. (Code 37)“
How to fix Windows error code 37?
To resolve this error message, first try to reinstall the driver for the device that caused the error, and also check that the device is properly connected to the system. To do this, check that each and every cable is correctly connected and that all internal components are correctly accounted for. To reinstall the device driver, click ‘Start’ > ‘Control Panel’ > ‘Device Manager’, then locate the damaged driver and uninstall it. Once uninstalled, install the fresh copy and remove it if any corrupted or damaged parts were found.
As a second step to fixing error code 37, try cleaning the registry by fixing any errors and issues you are experiencing. Windows Registry is a very important component of Windows systems that acts as the central database and stores and manages different files and folders installed in it. Each device, before being initialized, obtains the valid files and information from the registry so that it can be initialized and function correctly. Therefore, cleaning the registry will certainly help the user to get rid of error code 37.