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WhenyouareupgradingthesystemtoWindows10orusingWindows10,youmayencounter
DriverPowerStateFailureerror.Theproblemismostprobablycausedbydriverissues. LatestKnowledge
Outdateddriverorincompatibledrivercancausethisproblem.
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Theerrormayoccurlikethis:

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Toresolvetheproblem,uninstalltheproblematicdrivers.Whenyouencounterthisissue,
rebootyourPC.ThenuninstalltheproblematicdriversinSafeMode.Thereare2waysto [Solved]Failedtoplaytest
enterSafeMode.Choosethewaythatissuitableforyoursituation. tone

HowtoenterSafeModeinWindows10
DellNetworkDriver
DownloadforWindows7
Way1:IfyoucannotstartWIindowssuccessfully,followstepsbelow:

1.AfteryourebootyourPC,youmayseethesystemisPreparingAutomaticRepairthenthe
DellOfficialDrivers
StartupRepairwindowwillappear.ClickAdvancedoptions,thenthesystemwilldirectthe DownloadforWindows7
displaytoWindowsRE(Recoveryenvironment.).IftheStartupRepairwindowdoesnot

appear,restartWindowsagain(YoumayneedtorestartWindowsmorethan2timesuntilthe HowtoUpdateNVIDIAHigh
StartupRepairwindowappears). DefinitionAudioDriversfor
Windows10

HowtoEnterSafeModein
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system_thread_exception_not_handled

2.InWindowsRE(Recoveryenvironment),clickTroubleshoot.

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3.ClickAdvancedoptions.

4.ClickStartupSettings.

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5.ClickRestartbutton.

6.Youcanpress4numberkeytoenterSafeMode.

Way2:Ifyoucanbootthesystemsuccessfully,followstepsbelow:

1.PressWin+R(WindowskeyandRkey)atthesametime.ARundialogwillappear.
2.TypemsconfigintherunboxandclickOKbutton.

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3.ClickBoottab.UnderBootoptions,checkSafebootandclickOKbutton.

4.ClickRestartthenyouwillenterSafeMode.

AfteryouenterSafeMode,followstepsbelowtouninstalltheproblematicdrivers.

1.PressWin+R(WindowskeyandRkey)atthesametime.ARundialogwillappear.
2.Typedevmgmt.mscintherunboxandclickOKbutton.

3.Expandthecategoryandfindthedeviceswithyellowsign.
4.Rightclickontheproblemdevice.
5.ClickUninstall.

Afteruninstallingthedrivers,restartWindows.IfyouuseWay2toentersafemode,uncheck
SafebootthenrestartWindows.

AfterrestartingWindows,updatethedriversinyourcomputer.Youcanusefreedriverupdate
toolDriverEasytodetecttheoutdatedandmissingdrivers.Thenuseittoupdatethedrivers.
UpdatingthedriverswouldhelpfixtheDriverPowerStateFailureerror.

Ifyoufindthisuseful,pleaseshareitwithyourfriends.Thanks.

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May25,2016atam9:39

Somycomputercantevenipenhowamisupposetodothisificannot
evenopenmycomputer.
Anonymous Awhileago,ittoldmethatitwasadevicepowerstatefailurethen,iwaited
untilitcouldreached100%butitwenttoascreenthesaidpreparing
automaticrepairAnditsveenlikethisfor2hours.WhatshouldIdo?
Reply

May26,2016atam5:02

Itsoundslikeyourcomputersoundslikeitsfrozen.Holddownthe
powerbuttonuntilthesystemshutsoff.Ifitdoesntturnoffafter
Bryan about5seconds,ifitsadesktop,unplugit.Ifitsalaptop,takeout
thebattery.Afterturningitoff,bootitintoAdvancedBootOptions
withF8whileitsbooting.
Reply

May13,2016atpm3:59

Workedperfectly.Thankyou.
Reply
Joseph
Grech
Attard

April30,2016atpm3:14

Amoepoprostuwymienikartgraficzn?Cosdzicie?
Reply
Aleksander

April23,2016atpm10:19

Drivereasydownloadedthedriverbutitdidntseemtoupdateit?Howdou
updatethedriverwithoutbuyingthefullversionofdrivereasy?
Rick Reply

April25,2016atam10:31

DearRick,
TheFreeversionrequiresyoutomanuallyupdatethedriversby
camillamo usingthedriverinstallerfiles.
YoucanconsiderupgradeittoProfessionalversion.Asyoucan
see,withthefullversion,alldriverscanbeautomaticallyupdated
withjustoneclick.Itsavesmuchtime.
Reply

April18,2016atpm4:26

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Thanksforsuchausefultips,Ihavebeenspendinghourstofixthis
problem.Itworksgreat.
Reply

Martin
Hendrix

April14,2016atpm2:37

HeyGuys,
Itriedalittlebitaroundyesterdayandfoundoutthattheproblemisthat
Konstantin someharddisksarehavingproblemswiththehybrid/sleepmodeof
windowsandthattheyaredisapearingafterresume.Escpaciallywhen
usingincombinationwithtruecrypt/veracrypt.Diesablingthehybridmode
workedformeinthiscaseverywell.Youcandothissomewhereinthe
energysettings(sorrydontknowexactlyhowtheoptionsarecalledin
englishcauseIhaveagermanwindows )
Reply

April10,2016atam6:34

IhavehadendlessproblemswithWindows10andNvidiaGeForce750M.
Theyaresimplynotcompatiblenomatterhowmanytimesyougothrough
JasonD theuninstallprocesssafemodeornot.Itisalwaysashorttermfixthenthe
verynextupdatetoWindows10ortheNvidiadrivertheproblemalways
returns.AndIhaveseenotherreportsonthesameproblemswithother
NvidiadriverswithWindows10andhaveonlyseentempfixesnevera
solutionotherthantogobacktoWindows7or8,whicheveryourcomputer
wasrunningbeforetheWindows10upgrade.
Reply

May17,2016atam2:26

Icompletelyagreewithyou.IcouldntsolvemyVAIOsdisplay
adapterdriver(itseemsithasnvidiachipsetbutnotnamednvidia)
Bozislaw issuesinwin10.Iamjustwaitingformicrosoftfixit.Ihope
Reply

March24,2016atpm2:40

Thankyou,itwasveryusefull.Ifollowedthesestepsandthatswasall.
Reply
Ovi

March20,2016atpm5:08

Aftericlickedokhavingcheckedsafemodeunderboot,adialoguebox
showedupsayingBitLockerDriverEncryptionisenabledonyourOSdrive.
RichardL Becausethesechangesmodifythemachinesbootsettings,themachine
SPhua willenterrecoverymodeatnextbootandyouwillneedtoprovidea
BitLockerrecoverykeyorrecoverypassword.Areyousureyouwantto
proceed?
NowIdontthinkIknowanythingaboutBitlockerkey.Whatamisupposed
todo?
Thanku!
Reply

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March24,2016atam10:55

DearRichardLSPhua,
YourOSdriveislockedbyBitLockerDriverEncryption,soyouare
camillamo requiredtousetherecoverykeytounlockit.
Ifyoudonthavetherecoverykey,youcanconsidertohaveyour
systemreinstalled.
Reply

March13,2016atpm11:55

WhenIgototheadvancedtroubleshootareathestartupbuttonisnot
there.Ihavebeengettingthaterrorforawhilenowmycomputercompletely
Ashley willnotbootordoanything
Reply

March15,2016atam11:50

DearAshley,
Ifthesystemcantloadthenecessaryconfigurationmorethantwo
camillamo times,thesystemwilldirectthedisplaytoWindowsRE(Recovery
environment).
SotrystartingyourPCmorethan2timestoenterRecovery
environment.ThenchoosetoenterSafeModeagain.
Reply

March13,2016atpm12:37

Hey,canIjustuninstallanydriverswithyellowicons?WafIuninstall
somethingimportant?
Alekhya Reply

March15,2016atam11:53

DearAlekhya,
Ifthedrivershaveyellowicons,theywontworkproperly.Soyou
camillamo canuninstallanydriverswithyellowicons.
Afteruninstallingthedrivers,restartyourPCforthechangestotake
effect.Someimportantdriverswillbeloadedautomatically.
Alternatively,youcanuseDriverEasytohelpupdatedrivers.
Reply

May17,2016atam9:29

EvenifoneofthecorruptdriversistheGenericPnPMonitor?Im
nervoustouninstallthatoneparticularly.
Cassidy Reply

May17,2016atam9:58

DearCassidy,

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Itisoktouninstallthisdriver.Afteruninstalling,restartyourPCthen
Windowswillloadthedriverautomatically.
Reply

camillamo

March8,2016atam10:11

thanks
Reply
jamieclarke

March6,2016atpm3:33

Isthereaway3?
Reply
Greg

March10,2016atam11:39

DearGreg,
Maybethelinkbelowmayhelp:
camillamo https://www.drivereasy.com/knowledge/howtofixstop0x0000009f
driver_power_state_failure/
Reply

March5,2016atam5:50

itsworktahankyou
Reply
hamzazar

March4,2016atam9:05

LookslikeIhavetobuytheupgradeoftheDriverEasyprogram.
Reply
Garrick

March10,2016atam11:43

DearGarrick,
Youdonthavetobuytheupgrade,astheFreeversionalsohelps
camillamo updatethedrivers.
Butwiththeupgradedversion,youcanhavehigherdownload
speedandalldriverscanbeupdatedautomatically.
Reply

March2,2016atpm12:40

Hi,isDriverEasycompatiblewithWindows1032bit?Irecentlyupgraded
toWindows10operatingsystem.
Vikas Reply

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March2,2016atpm2:15

HiVikas,
DriverEasyiscompatiblewithWindows1032bitand64bit.
camillamo Reply

March1,2016atam1:35

Doesitwork.anyone?
Reply
Rohit

February28,2016atam4:37

Thanksforhelp.Allthebest
Reply
Razvan

February25,2016atpm9:22

howdoiknowwhichdriveritis?
Reply
dan

February25,2016atam2:08

Thanksforhelp.
Reply
Olexandr

February23,2016atam4:18

Thankyouforusefulandeffectiveassistance.
Reply
Andre
Louwrens

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