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Small HDMI-to-VGA Adapter make very often crash Windows 11 Pro
It started almost 2 month ago.
I have 3 monitors on my adapter.
1 DisplayPort: 3840 (Main)
1 HDMI: 1920 (Auxiliary)
1 VGA 1920 connected to the GPU via the HDMI-VGA adapter (Auxiliary)
I always worked without issues.
A couple of month ago, that HDMI-to-VGA adapter, started to impede to Windows 11 to boot properly. During the boot, it resets the PC.
I bought it was the adapter, so I bought a new one, but there is no way to make it work.
Each time I just plugin the adapter, the PC resets and restart. But it's not able to complete the boot
I also guessed it was the GPU but connecting a small HDMI monitor directly to the same port where the adapter was connected, everything works fine. Hence: it's not the GPU
here below the type of adapter I use.
https://www.powerplanetonline.com/cdnassets/adaptador_hdmi_a_vga_01_l.jpg
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TormyVanCoolIf that doesn't work, you may have to think about removing display drivers manually to get it to boot ( if that is the actual problem you're dealing with )
list drivers: pnputil -e > <PATH><FILENAME>.txt ( EXAMPLE: pnputil -e > "%UserProfile%\Desktop\driverlist.txt" ) list drivers: pnputil /enum-drivers > <PATH><FILENAME>.txt ( EXAMPLE: pnputil /enum-drivers > "%UserProfile%\Desktop\driverlist.txt" ) list drivers: Export-WindowsDriver -Online -Destination <PATH> ONLINE -> remove driver: pnputil -f -d oem<NUMBER>.inf OFFLINE -> Remove-WindowsDriver -Path <PATH> -Driver <NAME>.inf MKDIR "C:\Scrtch" REM List All 3rd-Party Drivers on an Offline Windows 10/11 Image powershell -noprofile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& {Get-WindowsDriver -Path C:\ -ScratchDirectory C:\Scrtch | Sort ProviderName | Format-Table Driver,ProviderName,ClassName,BootCritical,OriginalFileName -AutoSize | Out-String -Stream}" REM Create a UTF-8 Text File That Lists All 3rd-Party Drivers on an Offline Windows 10/11 Image powershell -noprofile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& {Set-Content -Path 'C:\Driver_List.txt' -value (Get-WindowsDriver -Path C:\ -ScratchDirectory C:\Scrtch | Sort ProviderName | Format-Table Driver,ProviderName,ClassName,BootCritical,OriginalFileName -AutoSize | Out-String -Stream)}" REM Remove a Driver from an Offline Windows 10/11 Image powershell -noprofile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& {Remove-WindowsDriver -Driver oem<NUMBER>.inf -Path C:\ -ScratchDirectory C:\Scrtch}" REM List All 3rd-Party Drivers on an Online Windows 10/11 Image powershell -noprofile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& {Get-WindowsDriver -Online -ScratchDirectory C:\Scrtch | Sort ProviderName | Format-Table Driver,ProviderName,ClassName,BootCritical,OriginalFileName -AutoSize | Out-String -Stream}" REM Create a UTF-8 Text File That Lists All 3rd-Party Drivers on an Online Windows 10/11 Image powershell -noprofile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& {Set-Content -Path 'C:\Driver_List.txt' -value (Get-WindowsDriver -Online -ScratchDirectory C:\Scrtch | Sort ProviderName | Format-Table Driver,ProviderName,ClassName,BootCritical,OriginalFileName -AutoSize | Out-String -Stream)}" RMDIR /S /Q "C:\Scrtch" PnPUtil /add-driver * <filename.inf | .inf> [/subdirs] [/install] [/reboot] Windows Vista: pnputil -a -i filename.inf DIR /B /S <PATH>*.inf > filename.txt https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/devtest/pnputil-command-syntax Microsoft PnP Utility Usage: ------ pnputil.exe [-f | -i] [ -? | -a | -d | -e ] <INF name> Examples: pnputil.exe -a a:\usbcam\USBCAM.INF -> Add package specified by USBCAM.INF pnputil.exe -a c:\drivers\*.inf -> Add all packages in c:\drivers\ pnputil.exe -i -a a:\usbcam\USBCAM.INF -> Add and install driver package pnputil.exe -e -> Enumerate all 3rd party packages pnputil.exe -d oem0.inf -> Delete package oem0.inf pnputil.exe -f -d oem0.inf -> Force delete package oem0.inf pnputil.exe -? -> This usage screen Rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\system32\pnpclean.dll,RunDLL_PnpClean /DEVICES /DRIVERS /FILES /MAXCLEAN CleanMgr Commands (Remove Old Device Drivers) -> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Device Driver Packages" Automating Disk Cleanup tool in Windows -> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/backup-and-storage/automating-disk-cleanup-tool "Creating a Disk Cleanup Handler" -> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/lwef/disk-cleanup- Does this problem start after you upgrade to the Windows 11?
Does it display any error message?
Have you updated your Windows?I have W 11 for almost 1 year. Not any issue.
This issue started about 2 months ago.
Not any error message generated since Windows is not neither able to boot properly.
I also updated Windows but no results
- Try update your drivers.
Open start and search for feedback and open the Feedback Hub app and report this issue.
You may try performing Clean Boot and see if the problem persists?
Have a look at:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-perform-a-clean-boot-in-windows-da2f9573-6eec-00ad-2f8a-a97a1807f3dd
