Insufficient System Resources Exist To Complete The API Error On Windows 11/10 FIX [Tutorial]
22Insufficient System Resources Exist To Complete The API Error On Windows 11/10 FIX [Tutorial]
Command Used:
msdt.exe -id DeviceDiagnostic
In this tutorial, we will see some solutions to fix the Insufficient system resources exist to complete the API error on a Windows 11/10 computer. This error code is associated with the hardware, either the laptop’s touchpad or a USB device. The users who experienced this error have stated that their laptop’s touchpad and some of the USB devices connected to their systems have stopped working suddenly. On viewing the Properties of the device driver in the Device Manager, they saw the following error message:
This device cannot start. (Code 10)
Insufficient system resources exist to complete the API.
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Some users have been reaching us with questions after their Xbox controllers (Xbox 360 or Xbox One) have suddenly stopped working on Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7. Most affected users report that the device is flagged with a yellow exclamation mark inside Device Manager.
Double-clicking the device and looking at the Device status (in the General tab) will reveal the following error message:
“This device cannot start (Code 10). Insufficient system resources exist to complete the API.”
There have been many users reports that state that the ‘This Device Cannot Start. (Code 10) insufficient System Resources Exist to Complete the API‘ message is seen while looking at the device status of their Xbox Controllers that have stopped working with Windows 7,8, and 10. This device status is revealed from the device manager which shown an exclamation mark next to the devices’ name.
Note: This is typically reported on users that connecting a wireless Xbox 360 controller via a USB dongle.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.