The error could apply to any hardware device in Device Manager but most of them appear on optical drives like Blu-ray, DVD, and CD drives.
Code 32 Errors
The error will almost always display in the following way:
How to Fix a Code 32 Error
Follow these steps in the order they’re listed here to try the more likely fixes first: Please let us know if you’ve fixed a Code 32 error using a method that we don’t have above. We’d like to keep this page as updated as possible. Depending on the changes you made, one solution might include removing or reconfiguring the newly installed device. If a USB device is generating the error, uninstall every device under the Universal Serial Bus controllers hardware category in Device Manager as part of the driver reinstall, including any USB Mass Storage Device, USB Host Controller, and USB Root Hub devices. While not very likely, it is also possible that the device isn’t compatible with your version of Windows. Incompatibility might be a problem if the hardware with the error was manufactured many years ago or if your operating system is several versions old. Reference the Windows HCL to check.
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If you’re not interested in fixing this problem yourself, see How Do I Get My Computer Fixed? for a full list of your support options, plus help with everything along the way like figuring out repair costs, getting your files off, choosing a repair service, and a lot more.
