Windows 10: The device is not ready

Hi,


When I try to open msconfig and task manager an error message pops up saying


C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe "The device is not ready"

C:\Windows\system32\msconfig.exe "The device is not ready"


Could you help me fix this?

Thanks.

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windows 10 "the device is not ready"

Hi,

If your device is working fine in Windows 7/8/8.1, I would suggest you to try the steps provided in the article mentioned below and see if it helps you to fix the issue. Though the article is for Windows 8.1 but steps holds good for Windows 10 too.

Get your apps and devices working in
Windows 8.1

Do keep us updated.

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USB not showing up - 'The device is not ready'

I was trying to reformat a USB to NTFS, but the progess was interrupted when someone who didn't know formatting was happening physically removed it. When I tried to plug it back in, it didn't appear in my computer. It shows in Disk Management, but 'Disk
1, Unknown' and is not initialized. When I try to initialize, it says 'The device is not ready'.

I have tried:

• Uninstalling the driver and restarting to Windows reaquires it.
• Using cmd with the following:
  • DISKPART
  • list disk
  • select disk 1
  • clean
  • create partition primary
  Which gives me the 'the device is not ready' error message.
  

Any input is very appreciated.

 

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