VGA not Working After Windows 10/11 Update for Some

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Windows 8.1 problems are not done with and as I research more, more woes appear on the horizon. This time, somebody is complaining that his VGA display adapter is not working after he updated to Windows 8.1.

Troubles and problems with the VGA port have been reported in Windows 8 and I’ve seen quite a lot of them, but I was hoping that Windows 8.1 would fix them. Alas, this hasn’t happened and more Display Adapter woes for those using VGA continue. Here is the input from one user who has this problem:

My Asus UL30VT with windows 8 is working properly before updating to 8.1. After update, the Display Adapter have a problem : NVidia GeForce G210M : This device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device. (Code 31) Insufficient system resources exist to complete the API.

Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family (Microsoft Corporation – WDDM 1.1) : Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39) {Unable to Load Device Driver} %hs device driver could not be loaded. Error Status was 0x%x

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This seems like a case where the owner forgets to download and install the latest Intel VGA drivers for his specific laptop model. I don’t think it has anything to do with NVidia’s drivers, so my suggestion is for him to get the latest VGA drivers straight from Intel’s website. Have you experienced a similar problem with your Windows 8.1 computers?

Various VGA problems in Windows 10

You might experience more VGA-related problems on your PC. Error codes, drivers not working (one of the major issues that cause ‘VGA not working’), no sound and other errors will give you lots of troubles while using your PC. Here are the fix-guides of the most common VGA-related issues:

Before starting following the steps from a specific guide be sure that you detected the exact issue and let us know in the comments section if you have fixed it.

Radu Tyrsina

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Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time). For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web. Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they're looking for.