Windows 10: This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use (Code 12)

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Code 12 (not enough free resources) on wifi adapter

The last couple of weeks I've been having some problems with my wireless network adapter, where sometimes the device does not start correctly, resulting in my computer having no internet connection. The wireless adapter is an Intel
AX200 on a PCIE adapter (to be clear, my computer is a desktop, not a laptop). When inspecting the device in Device Manager, it does recognise the device is not working, and it gives me a Code 12 error:

Code:

This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)

If you want to use this device, you will need to disable one of the other devices on this system.

I have looked all over the internet and tried multiple fixes, none of which worked:

• Updating drivers, automatically using windows and by manually finding newer drivers
• Removing and reinstalling drivers
• Reinstalling windows
• Updating the BIOS (twice by now)
• Looking for other devices in device manager that aren't working, but there appear to be none, even when showing hidden devices
• Disabling and re-enabling the device in device manager
• Running the network adapter troubleshooter
• Resetting my network settings (the suggested fix given by the troubleshooter)
• Moving the PCIE card to another slot
  

Restarting the device in device manager and then restarting the entire computer is usually a one time fix allowing me to get on the internet, but even this fails once in a while.

I really don't know what else I could try to fix this.

 

Nvidea display adapter code 12

After update to Windows 10 1709 the NVS 3100M display adapter in my Dell E6410 won't work--the system reverted to the microsoft display which is very poor. The warning in device manager gives code 12--lack of free resources (code 12). While it suggests
removing some other device, how can I find the other devices using conflicting resources?

 

Device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)

Sounded simple, but, this item shows Resources tab and it says only the same thing and NO IRQ, etc. ...... "This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. If you want to use this device, you will need to disable one of the other devices on the system." It did not repeat the "(Code 12)" part. Most all of the other items in my Device manager have no "Resources" tab.