Do you face an error ‘Failed to Load the Driver Monitor’ When connecting an external monitor to your PC? Or is your PC facing the problem when detecting an external monitor? If yes, then all this can be caused by a generic PNP monitor driver.
The generic PNP monitor problem in Windows 10 occurs when the connected monitor is not recognized by your system correctly.
Windows 10, no doubt, is one of the most successful operating systems provided by Microsoft, but it doesn’t make it completely free of problems. Most people have faced problems since they were enhanced to Windows 10. Generic PNP monitor problems are the latest in the Windows 10 line. The problem reported by Windows 10 is that their monitors are not recognized by Windows. This can be a problem related to the driver or maybe because of hardware problems or related cables.
To find out what really caused this problem and how you can fix it, keep reading.
Generic Pnp Monitor Driver- What is It?
PNP (plug and play) is your PC component which helps the system adapt to the changes made in hardware. It is mainly used to connect all external devices such as USB devices, monitors, keyboards to your PC. This allows you to add and delete external devices without requiring you to configure or install the required drivers manually; As if you will plug the external device to your PC, the system will automatically identify the device and also install the appropriate driver for smooth performance.
In general, the generic PNP monitor comes pre-installed in the system and is installed actively when used for the first time.
What Makes You Face Generic Pnp Monitor Driver Error?
The mistake of a generic PNP monitor driver occurs when your system feels difficult to recognize external monitors. This error can be easily recognized when you see a generic PNP monitor (yellow triangle error) in the device manager.
Every time an error appears, Windows installs a generic monitor driver for these hardware, but it doesn’t always help because the driver installed by Windows might be not compatible with hardware. As a result, this causes generic PNP monitor drivers problems in Windows 10 or 7.
This problem is initialized when you see an error message ‘Failed to load the hardware monitor driver’ along with a yellow exclamation mark given next to the generic PNP monitor driver in the device manager.
Here are some of the other causes for facing this error-
- Corrupted or outdated Generic PnP Monitor driver
- Faulty VGA/HDMI/DVI cable
- Faulty external monitor
- Faulty or incorrect connections
Now let’s move on to solutions and see what all things you can do to resolve this error.
Solutions You Must Try to Fix Generic Pnp Monitor Driver Issue
Solution-1 Inspect the Connection to the External Monitor
This is one of the basic troubleshooting steps that you should start with whenever you face this error.
- Ensure that the video cable is properly connected to both your PC and the external monitor.
- Unplug the monitor and then reboot your device; after some times reconnect the monitor.
- To check if it is a system-specific issue, connect the external monitor to a different PC and see if it is working. If the issue is still there, it means there is a fault in either the cable or monitor.
- Try using various cables with your monitor and if this doesn’t help, the problem is with the external monitor.
Solution-2 Uninstall the Generic Pnp Monitor Driver
You can uninstall the Generic PnP Monitor Driver and scan your PC for hardware alterations, as this will help you install a compatible driver.
Here are the steps you need to follow to uninstall the Generic PnP Monitor driver:
- In the search bar of the start menu, type ‘Device Manager’, and from the search results, click on the same.
- Expand the ‘Monitors’ menu
- Right-click on the ‘Generic PnP Monitor’ and click on ‘Uninstall device’ option.
- Next, go to the ‘Action’ tab and click on the ‘Scan for hardware changes’ option.
- After the scanning process is over, you can restart your computer.
Solution-3 Update the Generic Pnp Monitor Driver
There is a possibility that a driver has gone corrupted or faulty and that is causing the error; if that is the case, updating the Generic PnP Monitor driver will surely help. Here is how you can also update your generic PnP monitor driver:
- Click on the search bar of the start menu and type ‘Device Manager’; click on the ‘Best Match’.
- Expand the ‘Monitors’ menu
- Right-click on the ‘Generic PnP Monitor Driver’ and click on the ‘Update Driver’ option.
- Next, select the option ‘Search automatically for updated driver software’ and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the update; after that, restart your PC.
- If that doesn’t help, you can manually update generic PnP monitor drivers.
Solution-4 Update the Display Adapters
The ‘failed to load hardware monitor driver’ issue can also arise due to display adapters. In this situation, you can try updating the display adapter as explained here:
- Go to the search bar of the start menu and type ‘Device Manager’ and click on the same option from the search results.
- Expand the ‘Display Adapters’ menu.
- Right-click on your PC or laptop’s display adapter and click on the ‘Update Driver’ option.
- Next, click on ‘search automatically for updated driver software’ and thereafter follow the on-screen prompts.
Solution-5 Run the Troubleshooter
Windows also offer in-built troubleshooting tools that can help you resolve various system-related issues, including the one with a generic Pnp monitor driver. So just follow the given instructions to run Hardware and Devices Troubleshooter and fix the problem:
- Begin by pressing the Windows key + I and this will open the Settings menu; from there navigate to Update & Security> Troubleshoot.
- For the ‘Hardware & Devices’ option, click on the ‘Run the Troubleshooter’ button.
