axe0 Administrator, BSOD Academy Instructor, Security Analyst Staff member Joined May 21, 2015 Posts 3,354 Location Holland Jan 7, 2023 #22 It is the cause of the crashes yes, if you've been keeping it connected when you attempt to shut down or restart it's worth disconnecting it and restart/shutdown.
It is the cause of the crashes yes, if you've been keeping it connected when you attempt to shut down or restart it's worth disconnecting it and restart/shutdown.
gaomaou Member Joined Dec 29, 2022 Posts 17 Jan 7, 2023 #23 Oh really, thank you for the diagnosis. You are magic. Thank you for the help, I really appreciate it.
Oh really, thank you for the diagnosis. You are magic. Thank you for the help, I really appreciate it.
gaomaou Member Joined Dec 29, 2022 Posts 17 Jan 7, 2023 #24 On another note, are the errors I listed above from event viewer something to work on or is it fine?
axe0 Administrator, BSOD Academy Instructor, Security Analyst Staff member Joined May 21, 2015 Posts 3,354 Location Holland Jan 7, 2023 #25 Most events can safely be ignored as they happen naturally. The few that were concerning are crash related that I looked into for you.
Most events can safely be ignored as they happen naturally. The few that were concerning are crash related that I looked into for you.
axe0 Administrator, BSOD Academy Instructor, Security Analyst Staff member Joined May 21, 2015 Posts 3,354 Location Holland Jan 7, 2023 #26 Let us know how it goes with the shutdown/restart problem when the controller is disconnected please.
Let us know how it goes with the shutdown/restart problem when the controller is disconnected please.
axe0 Administrator, BSOD Academy Instructor, Security Analyst Staff member Joined May 21, 2015 Posts 3,354 Location Holland Jan 7, 2023 #28 Assuming it is the controller, if there are no software/driver updates available I would recommend reinstalling it if you want to continue using it.
Assuming it is the controller, if there are no software/driver updates available I would recommend reinstalling it if you want to continue using it.
gaomaou Member Joined Dec 29, 2022 Posts 17 Jan 7, 2023 #29 It is just a plug and play half joystick. So I will unplug it after use.
axe0 Administrator, BSOD Academy Instructor, Security Analyst Staff member Joined May 21, 2015 Posts 3,354 Location Holland Jan 7, 2023 #30 Hardware will always have software associated with it, not necessarily visible to the user but this software at the bare minimum entail's drivers. If it's a plug and play, then you can remove it from device manager and have Windows automatically install the necessary drivers again.
Hardware will always have software associated with it, not necessarily visible to the user but this software at the bare minimum entail's drivers. If it's a plug and play, then you can remove it from device manager and have Windows automatically install the necessary drivers again.
gaomaou Member Joined Dec 29, 2022 Posts 17 Jan 7, 2023 #31 I have used it without doing that. Will it be fine if I just unplug it before shutdown?
axe0 Administrator, BSOD Academy Instructor, Security Analyst Staff member Joined May 21, 2015 Posts 3,354 Location Holland Jan 7, 2023 #32 You should be fine yes, but I do recommend doing it once in case you accidentally forget to remove the controller. From time to time a driver can become corrupt for many reasons, this would solve that possibility.
You should be fine yes, but I do recommend doing it once in case you accidentally forget to remove the controller. From time to time a driver can become corrupt for many reasons, this would solve that possibility.