The driver is not installed for the device (code 28): what to do?

Despite the fact that Windows operating systems have a very large database of drivers, sometimes after installing a "clean" system some specific (unsupported) devices refuse to work. The system does not define them and writes in the information that no driver is installed for such a device (code 28). What to do?

The simplest method of eliminating an error

To get rid of messages that are not installed or the required driver is missing (code 28), in the simplest version, you first need to check what kind of device it is.

To do this, you must use the Device Manager, called either from the corresponding section of the standard Control Panel or from the computer properties menu. There it will be marked in yellow with a question mark. If the device is detected, its name will also be present. If not, it will be on the Unknown Device list.

In the case of using standard methods, you need to go into the component properties and select the action to update the driver (only for cases where the name and manufacturer are defined). If you do not have a suitable driver in the standard Windows database, you will need to use the driver disk, which is mandatory when you buy it. As a rule, in most cases, from an error assuming that there is no driver (code 28), this way you can get rid of elementary. But what if there is no such disk, and the system was recently reinstalled? After all, from the appearance of a message that there is no driver for the device (code 28), no one is immune.

Search for a driver on the web

In this case, you can search for the necessary software on the Internet. In the properties of the device in the same "Manager" you select a tab containing information about the identifiers of the equipment.

There will be several values of VEN and DEV. The longest is simply to copy, and then carry out a search for it on the Internet.

Some users are advised to refer, for example, to the devid.info resource, which is believed to host the largest database of all currently known device drivers. This approach is useful, say, in the case when the user does not know exactly the purpose of the device or its manufacturer.

Automated utilities

However, in the case when Windows informs that the driver is not defined for some component (code 28), you can turn to free or commercial utilities that can automatically recognize all the devices present, access the manufacturer's website directly, search for missing Or the latest drivers, then install them into the system.

One of such applications is the Driver Booster program. It, like many similar utilities, is completely easy to use. However, in the majority such software products are paid.

In some cases, after the process is completed, a reboot is required. But after this message that for something the missing driver (code 28) is not defined, what is called, evaporates. A small inconvenience due to the fact that the program is constantly hanging in the system tray and in the active mode monitors the appearance of new versions of drivers. But it can be easily disabled at startup.