How to resolve error code 44 “An application or service has shut down this hardware device” in Windows XP Professional.

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How to resolve error code 44 "An application or service has shut down this hardware device" in Windows XP Professional.

asked on 2nd Sep 2011 | 1 Answers | Answer It!

sajeesh

answered on 4th Sep 2011 | |

The error message (and the code) you mentioned is related to an application or a service running on the system conflicting with the driver of a hardware device.

If you get error code 44, you just need to restart the computer to terminate the session of the application.

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