Question Gtx 1050 displaying error 43

[mani_gtx]

I'm 16 and lack knowledge on these kinds of things, i have an acer nitro 5 AN515-54, with a 1050, after i took out the fans to clean them and booted back up the laptop, it displayed error 43, I would just like some general help or confirmation that its a hardware and not a software issue

Reliability Monitor kept saying failed windows update, uncertain if this is relevant to the issue, any help is appreciated

 

[stonecarver]

When you took out the fans did you also remove the GPU heatsink? Are you sure the fans got plugged back in.

Was the laptop having issues before you cleaned the fans?