Windows 10: Cannot uninstall this device because its descendants refused the request

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If you are unable to uninstall or remove a device in Device Manager and see the message Cannot uninstall this device because its descendants refused the request, this post will help you address the issue. Cannot uninstall this device because its descendants refused the request. This can happen if the device’s descendants are required to […]

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a request for device descriptor request failed

Maybe it's time to step back from the current efforts, and start over. I suggest you read over this excellent tutorial and try all of its steps: [Solved] Unknown USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed) for Windows 10 - Driver Easy. The one that may provide you with some easy relief is the one where you uninstall the device whose descriptor is failing, reboot, and see what happens when device enumeration recurs during boot-up. If you're lucky, it will fix itself.
HTH,
--Ed--

 

a request for device descriptor request failed

my bios is and custom unlocked bios (latest version) (thanks to Bios Mods -The Best BIOS Update and Modification Source ) because of lenovo hardware whitlist maybe thats causing the problem???

 

Nvidia Graphics Card

Hello, when I tried to uninstall the nvidia graphics card like you said above, I received an error message saying, "Cannot uninstall this device because its descendants refused the request. This can happen if the device's descendants are required to boot
up the computer" Can you please help me with this step?