54Code 54 can be transient while the device resets. It is not an instruction to factory-reset Windows and does not establish that hardware repair is needed.
Device Manager Code 54
The device failed and is undergoing a reset. If it recovers, no intervention is needed; if it stays stuck, restart Windows.
Try this first
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Step-by-step solutions
Check whether the reset finishes
Restart only if the state remains and the device does not return to service.
Let the device complete its reset and check whether its function returns. If Code 54 clears and it works, do not apply additional repairs.
If it stays stuck, save work and restart Windows from Start. Test the device when Windows is available again; do not perform a factory reset.
Still not working?
If it returns repeatedly, contact the manufacturer or IT about that device. Do not repeatedly force restarts or dismantle hardware based only on this state.
Sources
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