You may receive the following driver error in your Windows laptop or PC.
If you want to use this device, you will need to disable one of the other devices on this system.
This device error may disable your graphics card or other hardware devices. The main cause behind this error is two devices that are installed on your computer have been assigned the same I/O ports, the same interrupt, or the same Direct Memory Access channel.
How to Fix this Error Code 12
Disable Conflicting Device – Disabling conflicting device may fix this problem easily. You can find the conflicting device as follows:
Open Device Manager. Right click on device and click on General Tab. Here click on Troubleshoot for finding the conflicting device. Once the diagnosis will complete, you will see the most possible reason behind error code 12.
Method 1: Fix using Advanced System Repair Tool
As we know, that most prominent reason behind “Code 12” is corrupted, damaged or outdated device driver, so you need an Advanced System Repair Tool that easily fixes problems related to Device Manager. It also repairs missing or corrupted system files like dll files, exe files, exe files, sys files, ocx files, inf files etc. Most of the time “Code 12” error appears due to corrupted registry entries. Advanced System Repair Tool takes care of registry file too and fix error easily.
Method 2: Fix Corrupted Driver Problems
As you know that the core reason behind Error Code 12 – This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use is corrupted or damaged device driver. So, Uninstalling and Reinstalling Device Driver may fix your issue permanently. Just uninstall the driver from Device Manager and install the latest version of the compatible driver.
Method 3: Run Hardware and Devices Troubleshooter
Hardware Troubleshooter is an effective and easy way to fix any device related issues. Not only error Code 12 – This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use but if you are getting some other error message that is associated with Device Manager, then running Hardware Troubleshooter may give you quick fix of this error.
Method 4: Update Driver Manually
Above error is associated with driver software, so it is the best idea to update the driver manually.
Method 5: Increase System Memory
You must analyze system memory to fix this problem. If your system is running out low memory issue then the mighty choice is installing additional RAM in your PC.
Method 6: Modify Registry File
Modifying registry file is not recommended because incorrect edit of registry file may harm your operating system badly. For added security, you must keep a backup of registry file before performing any operation on it.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{36FC9E60-C465-11CF-8056-444553540000}