Windows 10: encountering the error ,''the system cannot find the file specified.'' when installing the...

My system information. hp ProBook 440 g8,windows 11 home. I uninstalled my audio drivers both from the audio inputs and outputs section and sound, video and game controller section in the device manager. Now the audio inputs and outputs and sound, video and game controller section are missing in the device manager. The sound icon has a red x mark and no sound is playing. When I try to install the generic audio drivers through the add legacy hardware option, I get the error ''the system cannot find the file specified.'' I have downloaded the latest audio driver from the hp website but when I tr

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Cannot find specified file error — no solution works

Windows Version 10.0.19042 Build 19042

On April 13th, apparently there were a lot of Windows updates (most regarding Office 2010). The following day I started the error message on virtually all of my software "Cannot find specified file."

I know this is a common issue but it's the first time I've ever encountered it. I have tried every troubleshooting step in every forum, YouTube tutorial, and Google search I could find and nothing worked. The last one is from this page: [FIXED] The System Cannot Find the File Specified in Windows 10 Error

In that tutorial, the "Mark partition as active" prevented my computer from booting and I had to repair it to get it working again. The last step "Verify the System Log File to Find the Problematic Driver File" didn't have the "cannot find file" in the folder it said to locate and move.

Finally, I performed a clean install of Windows 10 and the issue persists. Now, I have a computer I can't do any work on (artwork, music production, mixing, mastering, etc) and I'm totally miffed as to how to fix this problem. Any helpful suggestions would be appreciated.

 

Bitlocker Error: The system cannot find the file specified

I was encrypting my Drive "D" and system got shutdown due to power loss. After turning on the system I was unable to decrypt the drive. I'm receiving the error "The system cannot find the file specified" while entering the password. I tried below steps but nothing helped.

1. Press Windows key + E, to open File Explorer.
   
2. Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Recovery.
   
3. Look for REAgent.xml file, right click on it and click on Rename.
   
4. Rename the file to REAgent.old.
   
5. If you receive any prompt click on Yes.
   
6. Start the Bit Locker encryption process.
   

 

How to install Driver with file not specified error

I have an old PC that whenever I try to automatically update the drivers I get an error message saying "Windows encountered a problem installing the driver for you device"

"Windows found drivers for you device but encountered an error while attempting to install"

"Intel(R) Q965/Q963 Express Chipset Family (Microsoft corporation - WDDM 1.1)"

" The system cannot find the file specified."