How can I fix Driver Power State Failure?
- Enter Safe Mode and remove recently installed drivers
- Update your drivers
- Perform an SFC scan
- Change your Power Settings
- Change your Power Plan Settings
- Disable or remove your antivirus software
- Revert your graphics card drivers to the older version
- Change Power settings in Nvidia Control Panel
- Change your device’s power options
1. Enter Safe Mode and remove recently installed drivers
- Enter the BIOS and make sure that the first boot device is set to your USB drive.
- Place the Microsoft Windows 10 boot DVD into the CD/DVD drive.
- Reboot your Windows 10 operating system.
- When prompt by the message Press any key to boot from CD or DVD please boot from the Windows 10 installation media CD by pressing any key on your keyboard.
- In the first window that appears after you booted from the Windows 10 bootable media you will need to left click or tap on the Next button.
- Left-click or tap on the Repair your computer option present in the next screen.
- From the Choose an option window that appears left click or tap on the Troubleshoot option.
- In the next window left-click or tap on the Advanced options.
- In the Advanced Options window left-click or tap on the Command Prompt option.
- Write in the black window (command prompt) the following: C: without the quotes. Press Enter to run the command.
- Next, you will need to write the following in the Command Prompt:
BCDEDIT /SET {DEFAULT} BOOTMENUPOLICY LEGACY - Write in the command prompt window the following: EXIT. Press the Enter key.
- Remove the Windows disc and restart your PC.
After doing that, you need to enter Safe Mode and remove any recently installed drivers. To do that, follow these steps:
- When the computer starts after the reboot keep pressing the F8 button on the keyboard.
- List of options will appear. Select Safe Mode from the menu.
- When Safe Modes starts, open Device Manager.
- Now uninstall the last drivers you installed recently by right clicking on them and and choosing the Uninstall device option.
5. Reboot the Windows 10 normally and see if you still have the blue screen with the same error message.
If the issue persists, you’ll have to remove another recently installed driver. Repeat this step until your PC start working again.
This is a simple solution, and it might help you fix Windows Driver Power State Failure error, so why not try it out.
Note: After you find the driver that is causing you this blue screen you should check on the manufacturer’s website for an updated version of it that is compatible with your Windows operating system in order to prevent the error Driver Power State Failure from appearing again.
2. Update your drivers
To fix the stop code Driver Power State Failure on your PC, it’s advised that you update your drivers. Doing so manually can be a hassle, but there are tools that can help you out.
Various errors are the result of a malfunctioning driver. When this is the case, you may need to update or reinstall completely this specific component.As the process is not straight-forward to complete, we recommend using an automated tool for the job. Here's how to do it:
- Download and install DriverFix.
- Launch the app.
- Wait for the software to detect all your faulty drivers.
- You will now be presented with a list of all the drivers that have issues, and you just need to select the ones you’d liked fixed.
- Wait for DriverFix to download and install the newest drivers.
- Restart your PC for the changes to take effect.
3. Perform an SFC scan
- Press Windows Key + X to open Win + X menu and choose Command Prompt (Admin) from the list. If Command Prompt isn’t available, select PowerShell (Admin) instead.
- When Command Prompt opens, enter sfc /scannow and press Enter to run it.
- The scanning process will now start. Keep in mind that SFC scan can take about 10 minutes, so don’t interrupt it.
If you can’t run SFC scan, or if the scan can’t fix the problem, users are recommending to use DISM scan instead. To do that, follow these steps:
- Open Command Prompt as administrator.
- Run the following commands:
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /scanhealth
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth - After running both commands, check if the problem is resolved.
If you were unable to run SFC scan before, be sure to run it after the DISM scan is completed. Once you run both scans, the problem should be completely resolved and the error message will stop appearing.
If you’re getting Driver Power State Failure message, you might be able to solve it by following the instructions mentioned above.
4. Change your Power settings
- Press Windows Key + S and enter control panel. Select Control Panel from the list
2. When Control Panel opens, locate and click on Power Options.3. Click on Choose what the power button does.4. Now click on Change settings that are currently unavailable.5. Disable Turn off fast startup (recommended), Sleep and Hibernate options. Click on Save changes button.Sometimes Driver Power State Failure can appear on Dell devices due to your power settings.
According to users, you might be able to fix this problem simply by disabling certain power settings like we showed you above.
5. Change your Power Plan Settings
- Navigate to Power options. Locate your currently selected plan and click on Change plan settings.
2. Click on Change advanced power settings.3. Now you’ll see a list of settings. Open the Sleep section and make sure that Sleep and Hibernation are set to Never. In Power buttons and lid section make sure that everything is set to Do nothing. Now click on Apply and OK to save changes.
4. Optional: Set Graphics settings or PCI Express and Lnk State Power Management to Maximum Performance. Do the same for Wireless Adapter Settings.
If you’re using a laptop, users are recommending to remove its battery and to connecting it to the power outlet.
After making these changes, Sleep and Hibernate features will be completely disabled and the problem should be resolved.
If you use these features frequently, you should try a different solution.
6. Disable or remove your antivirus software
Antivirus software is rather important but sometimes your antivirus can interfere with Windows and cause Driver Power State Failure error to appear.
To fix this problem, we advise you to temporarily disable your antivirus software and check if that solves the issue. If not, you might have to uninstall your antivirus software completely.
Many antivirus companies offer removal tools for their software, so be sure to download one for your antivirus.
After you completely remove your antivirus, check if the issue still persists. If not, install the latest version of your antivirus software or switch to a different antivirus solution.
Many users reported problems with ***** antivirus, but other antivirus software can also cause this problem to appear.
7. Revert your graphics card drivers to the older version
- Open Device Manager.
- Navigate to Display adapters section and double click your graphics card.
3. When
Properties window opens, go to the
Driver tab and click on
Roll Back Driver button.
4. Wait for the process to finish.
If Roll Back option isn’t available, you’ll need to uninstall your graphics card driver from Device Manager. Alternatively, you can use Display Driver Uninstaller to completely remove all files associated with your graphics card.
After you remove the driver, visit your graphics card manufacturer’s website and download the older version of the driver. After installing the driver, check if the problem is resolved.
This issue usually affects Nvidia graphics cards, but feel free to try this solution with other graphics cards as well.
Sometimes Stop code Driver Power State failure error can appear due to your graphics card drivers.
To fix this issue, it’s recommended to roll back to the older driver like we showed you before.
8. Change Power settings in Nvidia Control Panel
- Open Nvidia Control Panel.
- In the left pane, select Manage 3D settings.
- In the right pane, select your dedicated graphics card as Preferred graphics processor. Locate Power management mode in the list of settings and select Prefer maximum performance.
- Save changes and check if that solves your problem.
According to users, switching to maximum performance fixed this problem for them, so be sure to try it out.
This mode will use more battery power, so keep that in mind if you’re using a laptop. If you’re using AMD graphics, you can find similar settings in Catalyst Control Center.
According to users, Driver Power State Failure error can appear due to your power settings. This problem appears often while using Nvidia graphics, but you can fix it by following the steps above.
9. Change your device’s power options
- Open Device Manager.
- Locate your network adapter and double click it to open its properties.
3. Navigate to
Power Management tab and uncheck
Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power. Click on
OK to save changes.
After doing that, the problem should be completely resolved. Keep in mind that your PC has multiple devices that support this feature, so you need to disable it for all problematic devices.
Sometimes Windows Driver Power State Failure error can occur due to your power settings. Many devices can be turned off in order to save power, but sometimes this option can cause this problem to appear.
This is it, folks, after doing the steps above you should be able to log in to your Windows 10 normally.
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