DeviceOK
SearchCheck my device
Home / Errors / Device Manager / Code 22
Windows Device Manager

Code 22: This device is disabled

The device was disabled in Device Manager.

First action

Enable the device in Device Manager.

Use the error code as a Windows device-state clue. It does not by itself identify the exact failed component inside the hardware.

Then verify

Do not stop at the code disappearing

  1. 1

    Retest the device after enabling it.

  2. 2

    If it immediately disables or fails, inspect driver, policy, firmware, and hardware state.

After Windows reports the device normally, run the matching DeviceOK test when one exists—for example camera, microphone, keyboard, mouse, controller or audio—to confirm the user-facing function works.