How To Fix Windows 10 Driver Power State Failure

Usually, the Driver Power State Failure Error (0x0000009F) is caused by outdated or incompatible drivers for the hardware parts on your computer. The error code called the failure of the driver power state which shows up on the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), really means that your computer is not broken; rather, it indicates that it came across a problem for which it is not designed.

The main issue you have is that you are unable to use Windows as the Driver Power State Failure Error (DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE Error) appears each time your computer restarts, leaving you trapped in an unending cycle. Nevertheless, if you follow this article’s directions, you can easily fix this issue.

NOTE: When trying to wake up their computer, the majority of people who see this problem have done so after putting it to sleep.
Antivirus programs are the most common driver that causes this problem; try turning off them and restarting Windows. Make sure your BIOS is up to date!

Fix Driver Power State Failure in Windows 10

Let’s talk about how to enable the Legacy Advanced Boot Menu first so you can quickly enter Safe Mode:

1. Start Windows 10 again.
2. Enter BIOS setup and set your computer to boot from CD or DVD as soon as the system resumes.
3. Restart your computer after installing the Windows 10 bootable installation DVD.
4. When asked to boot from a CD or DVD, press any key; to proceed, press any key.
5. Select the language you want and click the Next button. To fix your computer, click the bottom-left button.
6. Select the Troubleshoot option from the Select an Option window.
7. From the Troubleshoot screen, choose the Advanced option.
8. From the Advanced Options section, pick Command Prompt.
9. Type C: and press Enter when the Command Prompt (CMD) opens.
10. Type the next command now:

11. To enable the Legacy Advanced Boot Menu, press enter.
12. To restart Windows 10, close Command Prompt and return to the Choose an option page. Click Continue.
13. Lastly, to boot into safe mode, remember to eject your Windows 10 installation DVD.

Method 1: Uninstall Problematic Driver

1. Press F8 to open up the Advanced Boot Options when the machine applications, then choose Safe Mode.
2. To launch Windows 10 in safe mode, press Enter.
3. To launch Device Manager, use Windows Key + R, type “devmgmt. msc,” and press Enter.
4. The failure device driver should now be visible in Device Manager (it has a yellow mark next to it).

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5. After finding the problem device driver, use the right-click menu to choose Uninstall.

6. Click OK when prompted for confirmation.
7. Restart Windows 10 normally after the driver has been removed.

Method 2: Check the Windows Minidump file

• First, let’s confirm that minidumps are turned on.
• Type “sysdm. cpl” using Windows Key + R, then hit Enter.
• Select the Advanced tab and press the Startup and Recovery Settings button.

• Check that the option to “Automatically restart under system failure” is not selected.

• In the drop-down box under the Write Debugging Information header, choose Small memory dump (256 kB).
• Verify that the path %systemroot%\Minidump is displayed for the Small Dump Directory.
• To apply the changes, click OK and restart your computer.

• Install the WhoCrashed software now.
• Launch WhoCrashed, then select Analyze.
• To see the report and look for the problem driver, scroll down.

• Update the driver and reboot to have the changes take effect.

• Next, type “msinfo32” by pressing the Windows key + R, then press Enter.

• Verify that all of your drivers are current in the System Summary.
• Verify that your BIOS has been updated, or update it if not.

• After choosing Software Environment, select Running Tasks.
• Verify once more that the drivers have been updated; that is, that no driver’s file is older than two years.
• If you reboot your computer, the Driver Power State Failure in Windows 10 will be fixed; if not, carry on.

Method 3: Run System File Check (SFC)

1. To launch CMD in safe mode, right-click on Start and choose Command Prompt(Admin).
2. Enter the command “/scannow” into CMD.
3. Set a time frame of five to fifteen minutes for the system file check.

Note: To resolve an issue, you may need to carry out the SFC command three to four times.

4. Following the completion of the procedure, you will receive the following message:
5. Simply restart your computer to see if the problem has been resolved.
6. Should you get the following notification:
7. After that, you must manually fix corrupted files; to do this, first view the SFC process’s information.
8. Enter the following command in the command prompt and hit Enter:
9. From your desktop, open the Sfcdetails.txt file.
10. The format of the Sfcdetails.txt file is as follows: Time and Date SFC specifics
11. An entry for a file that could not be repaired can be found in the sample log file that follows:
12. Now enter the following CMD command:
13. This will resolve SFC problems and perform restoring instructions for DSIM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management).
14. To ensure that all the problems were resolved, it is a good idea to run SFC /scannow again after running DISM.
15. Try this SFCFix Tool if the DISM command isn’t functioning for some reason.
16. Give your computer a restart and try to fix the Driver Power State Failure in Windows 10.

Method 4: Restore your computer to a previous state.

1. Type “sysdm. cpl” using Windows Key + R, then press Enter.
2. Choose System Restore under the System Protection tab.
3. Select a favorite System Restore point by clicking Next.
4. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the system repair.
5. You need to resolve the Driver Power State Failure after rebooting.