How to fix Base System Device Driver issue in Windows 10 and Windows 11

· Scott Hanselman · Oct. 26, 2021, 6:30 p.m.
Summary
I had a hard drive die recently so I decided to do a full fresh reinstall of Windows, this time a fresh Windows 11 from a downloaded ISO burned to a USB stick. It was a solid install and everything worked out of the box. I used it for a few days and had no issues, but while poking around I noticed in the Device Manager that there were dozens of Base System Devices that were banged out. Like a TON. I'd like to get that fixed, so I went to Windows Update but WU said everything was cool. Since a ...
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