ERROR_DEVICE_HARDWARE_ERROR 0x800701E3

Error code 483 · HRESULT 0x800701E3

WINDOWS

The request failed due to a fatal device hardware error.

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_DEVICE_HARDWARE_ERROR is a Windows error code (system error 483, returned as HRESULT 0x800701E3) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “The request failed due to a fatal device hardware error.”

How to fix ERROR_DEVICE_HARDWARE_ERROR

  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

ERROR_DEVICE_ALREADY_ATTACHEDERROR_DEVICE_IN_MAINTENANCEERROR_DEVICE_HINT_NAME_BUFFER_TOO_SMALLERROR_DEVICE_NO_RESOURCESERROR_PNP_QUERY_REMOVE_UNRELATED_DEVICE_TIMEOUTERROR_PNP_QUERY_REMOVE_RELATED_DEVICE_TIMEOUTERROR_PNP_QUERY_REMOVE_DEVICE_TIMEOUT

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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