ERROR_CANNOT_DETECT_DRIVER_FAILURE 0x80070438

Error code 1080 · HRESULT 0x80070438

WINDOWS

Failure actions can only be set for Win32 services, not for drivers.

Windows troubleshooting diagram: Device Manager warning and a system file scan
Windows errors: check drivers, system files and Event Viewer, in that order.

What it means

ERROR_CANNOT_DETECT_DRIVER_FAILURE is a Windows error code (system error 1080, returned as HRESULT 0x80070438) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “Failure actions can only be set for Win32 services, not for drivers.”

How to fix ERROR_CANNOT_DETECT_DRIVER_FAILURE

  1. Open Device Manager, look for yellow warnings and update or roll back the driver
  2. Disconnect and reconnect the hardware; test it on another USB port or machine
  3. Check the System event log for the device's error driver name

Related errors

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Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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