[SOLVED] "Windows is still setting up the class configuration for this device (Code 56)"

[Majoraslayer]

My network adapter is showing the error in the subject. I'm running Windows 10. This error started after my PC went to sleep with PIA VPN active. I have uninstalled PIA and every TAP driver I can find. The only network adapter listed in Device Manager is Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller. I've tried every combination of uninstall, delete driver software and reboot I can think of but the problem persists. If I try to reinstall the PIA software it gets stuck at the driver installation stage. EVERY Google result I can find talks about uninstalling Checkpoint VPN, but I've never had that, and uninstalling PIA (the only VPN I've used) seems to have no effect.

 

[ElectrO_90]

You could try this
Go to
Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections
Double click on your network device, go to Properties
Delete everything in there, then using device manager, delete the network and refresh and hopefully it will reinstall non corrupted ones (if they got corrupted of course).

 

[Majoraslayer]

I've already deleted everything under Network connections and restarted multiple times. No luck.

 

[ElectrO_90]

does it work OK in windows 10 safemode?
Deleting the properties individually is different to deleting it from device manager

 

[Majoraslayer]

I uninstalled all network drivers from Device Manager in addition to deleting the networks in the network folder, in an attempt to start from scratch. No dice.

Ultimately I was able to fix the problem by using System Restore.

 

[ElectrO_90]

So what you say is then you didn't do as I said, you just used device manager, which i said you do after you do the things first.
anyway you fixed it

 

[Majoraslayer]

No, I deleted all the network connections AND uninstalled the drivers in Device Manager. No need to take it personally, it's fixed now regardless.