If you're receiving the Code 1 - This Device Is Not Configured Correctly error, here's how you can fix it.

1: Update Your Drivers

Many of these errors are hardware problems and can be fixed by just updating your device drivers. We'd try Driver Booster first, reboot, and see if your problem is solved.

2: Remove and Reinstall the Device

Press the Windows Key + S and begin typing in device manager and click on device manager. Windows 7 users can go to Start, Control Panel as well. Find the hardware that's giving you trouble. For this example, we'll use Realtek High Definition Audio. Right-click and select Uninstall.



You will receive a warning that says You are about to uninstall this device from your system. Also, check the box that says Delete the driver software for this device.



Reboot after Windows is finished. Windows will not redetect and reinstall the device you removed. You might want to update your drivers now with Driver Booster.

3: Restore From a Restore Point

If you're sure you haven't changed your hardware, updated drivers, or installed new software, you can try to restore from System Restore. We think this one's a longshot, but if all else fails, it might just be what you need. Enable, Disable, Manage, Delete or Create a System Restore Point

4: Reboot

This is a more generic possibility that should be obvious from the error code description. For example, if you see This device cannot work properly until you restart your computer, then a reboot should do the trick.

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

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