Corrupted Windows driver store - solution
\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository Verify driverstore is good by either method: By using command pnputil -e By using DriverStoreExplorer https://github.com/lostindark/DriverStoreExplorer/releases/tag/v0.9.10 Bad example: C:\>pnputil -e Microsoft PnP Utility Enumeration of driver packages failed :The request is not supported. No published driver packages were found on the system. Good example: C:\Users\jdevasah>pnputil -e Microsoft PnP Utility Published name : oem0.inf Driver package provider : Microsoft Class : Printers Driver date and version : 06/21/2006 6.1.7600.16385 Signer name : Microsoft Windows Published name : oem1.inf Driver package provider : Microsoft Class : Printers Driver date and version : 06/21/2006 6.1.7601.17514 Signer name : Microsoft Windows Published name : oem2.inf Driver package provide