ERROR_PNP_QUERY_REMOVE_RELATED_DEVICE_TIMEOUT 0x800701E1

Error code 481 · HRESULT 0x800701E1

WINDOWS

The operation timed out waiting for this device to complete a PnP query-remove request due to a potential hang in the device stack of a related device. The system may need to be rebooted to complete the operation.

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_PNP_QUERY_REMOVE_RELATED_DEVICE_TIMEOUT is a Windows error code (system error 481, returned as HRESULT 0x800701E1) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “The operation timed out waiting for this device to complete a PnP query-remove request due to a potential hang in the device stack of a related device. The system may need to be rebooted to complete the operation.”

How to fix ERROR_PNP_QUERY_REMOVE_RELATED_DEVICE_TIMEOUT

  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_PNP_QUERY_REMOVE_DEVICE_TIMEOUTERROR_PNP_QUERY_REMOVE_UNRELATED_DEVICE_TIMEOUTERROR_PNP_RESTART_ENUMERATIONERROR_PNP_REBOOT_REQUIREDERROR_DEVICE_HARDWARE_ERRORERROR_INVALID_ADDRESSERROR_USER_PROFILE_LOAD

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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