What is ‘Driver unloaded without cancelling pending operation’ – BSOD error in Windows 10?
If you are facing ‘Driver unloaded without cancelling pending operation’ – BSOD error in your Windows 10 computer in the middle of your work on computer or when you start Windows computer, then you are in right place for the solution. In this post, you will be guided with easy steps/methods to resolve the issue. Let’s starts the discussion.
‘Driver unloaded without cancelling pending operation’ – BSOD error: It is common Windows problem considered as Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error. This issue prevents you to loading Windows desktop and can appear usually in the middle of your work on computer or during Windows boot/reboot. This BSOD error is appeared with some message saying ‘Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart. We’re just collecting some error info, and then you can restart’, along with some error codes like ‘Error Code 0X000000CE’.
‘Windows Stop Code 0X000000CE’ or ‘Driver unloaded without cancelling pending operation’ BSOD error mostly occurs during Windows Startup and prevents from loading Windows desktop. It also cause Windows restart loop. There could be several reasons behind this issue including corruption in system files or registry, malware or viruses attack in computer, corrupted system drivers, outdated Windows OS and other reasons.
You should make sure there is no issue with system drivers especially graphics card driver and check if the driver is properly installed in computer and is up-to-date. Corrupted/outdated or incompatible Windows drivers like graphics card drivers could be reason behind this type of BSOD error. You can update drivers in order to fix the issue. Also, installing latest Windows update in computer can resolve any issue in computer so you should try to update your Windows computer. Let’s go for the solution.
How to fix Driver unloaded without cancelling pending operation – BSOD error in Windows 10?
Method 1: Fix ‘Driver unloaded without cancelling pending operation’ error with ‘PC Repair Tool’
‘PC Repair Tool’ is easy & quick way to find and fix BSOD errors, EXE errors, DLL errors, problems with programs/applications, malware or viruses in computer, system files or registry issues, or other system issues with just few clicks. You can get this tool through button/link below.
Method 2: Update Windows 10 OS
Step 1: Press ‘Windows + I’ keys on keyboard to open ‘Settings’ App in Windows 10
Step 2: Go to ‘Update & Security > Windows Update’ and click on ‘Check for updates’ button.
Step 3: Install the available update in computer and once done, restart your computer and check if the error is resolved.
Method 3: Update Windows 10 drivers
Step 1: Press ‘Windows + X’ keys on keyboard and select ‘Device Manager’
Step 2: Expand each device category one-by-one, find and right-click on device showing ‘Yellow Exclamation Mark’ on it, and select ‘Update Driver’. Follow on-screen instructions to finish update
Step 3: Repeat the same step to update all necessary drivers and then restart your computer to see the changes. After restart, check if BSOD error is resolved.
Download or reinstall Windows 10 drivers update [Automatically]
You can also try to update all Windows drivers to latest available version with ‘Automatic Driver Update Tool’. You can get this tool through button/link below.
Method 4: Run Blue Screen Troubleshooter in Windows 10
Windows 10 build-in ‘Blue Screen’ troubleshooter can resolve this issue. Let’s try.
Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ App in Windows 10 and go to ‘Update & Security > Troubleshoot’
Step 2: Find and select ‘Blue Screen’ troubleshooter, and click on ‘Run the troubleshooter’ button. Follow on-screen instructions to finish troubleshooting
Step 3: Once done, please check if the error is resolved.
Method 5: Run SFC Scan and DISM scan tool in Windows 10
You can run SFC Scan to repair system files and run DISM scan to repair disk system image in order to fix BSOD error.
Step 1: Press ‘Windows + X’ keys on keyboard and select ‘Command Prompt as Administrator’
Step 2: Run SFC Scan. Type ‘sfc /scannow’ command and hit ‘Enter’ key to execute
Step 3: Once executed, run DISM scan. Type the following command and hit ‘Enter’ key to execute
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
Step 4: Once executed, restart your computer and check if the error is resolved.
Method 6: Boot Windows 10 in Safe Mode
Step 1: Restart your computer several times in order to start ‘Automatic Repair’ in Windows 10. Also, you can press & hold ‘SHIFT’ key on keyboard and then click on ‘Restart’ button to see ‘Automatic Repair’ option
Step 2: Once appeared, select ‘Troubleshoot > Startup Settings > Restart’. When your computer restart, select ‘Safe Mode with Networking’ option by pressing ‘5’ or ‘F5’ key on keyboard.
Step 3: Once you are in Safe Mode, check the reason behind this issue. if it is caused by third-party application, you need to fix it in order to fix BSOD error.
Method 7: Update BIOS
This issue can also be occurred due to outdated BIOS of your PC’s motherboard. You can update BIOS to latest version in order to fix the issue. This step may vary according to your PC’s motherboard manufacturer so you should follow your motherboard manufacturer manual to update your BIOS. Once updated, check if the error is resolved.
Method 8: Perform System Restore
If the issue is still persist, then you can try to fix the issue by perform System restore. You can restore your computer to restore point according to date & time when there was no issue at all.
System Restore through ‘Automatic Repair’ mode:
Step 1: Enter into ‘Automatic Repair’ mode in Windows 10 using ‘Method 6’ and go to ‘Troubleshooter > Advanced Options > System Restore’
Step 2: In ‘System Restore’, click on ‘Next’, select a valid restore point and click ‘Next > Finish’ to start restoring process
Step 3: Once done, restart your computer and check if the error is resolved.
Method 9: Perform Windows 10 Reset
You can also perform Windows 10 reset if the issue is still persist.
Step 1: Open ‘Automatic Repair’ mode using above method and go to ‘Troubleshoot > Reset This PC > Keep my files or Remove Everything’
Step 2: Follow on-screen instructions to finish resetting process. Once done, restart your computer and check if the problem is resolved.
Conclusion
I am sure this post helped you on How to fix Driver unloaded without cancelling pending operation error in Windows 10 with several easy steps/methods to resolve the issue. You can read & follow our instructions to do so. That’s all. For any suggestions or queries, please write on comment box below.
