Few things are more frustrating than plugging in a new printer, mouse, or external drive only to be met with the dreaded notification:
Go to and select Check for updates .
Restart your PC when done.
It appears in a small, unassuming dialog box, usually yellow with an exclamation mark. You’ve just plugged in a new printer, a gaming mouse, or a VR headset. You wait. The progress bar crawls. Then, the message that stops every non-expert cold: “Device driver software was not successfully installed.” device driver software was not successfully installed work