Windows 7 Fresh Install Code 43 on Graphics Card

[Windows7Woes]

Hi all,

I have a Lenovo Y700-14ISK and I've just installed a fresh copy of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. After a few attempts, I finally got all of the drivers installed, so I have sound, USB, wifi, etc. The only issue is that my graphics card is throwing a Code 43 in the Device Manager. It's using the "Standard VGA Graphics Adapter" and has "AMD Radeon (TM) R9 M375" with the yellow exclamation mark next to it.

Here's what I've tried so far:
- Uninstalled the AMD drivers both from Device Manager and again using Driver Fusion (free version)
- Installed the AMD drivers from Lenovo (which is just the Catalyst Control Center) and again from AMD.
- I've tried disabling the graphics card in Device Manager (not uninstalling), restarting, and enabling
- I've tried removing the battery and power cycling the laptop
- I read that some Windows Updates can help, but it's currently frozen at "Checking for Updates" (another issue I'd like help with if possible!)


I'm pretty much at my wits end here and have done everything I could find online. If anybody has any other suggestions, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance.

 

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