Cross-OS hardware locks: debugging Intel AX201 Code 10 failures in Linux/Windows dual boots
If you maintain a Windows and Linux dual-boot workstation, you will eventually run into a baffling hardware state: your wireless network adapter vanishes completely from both operating systems. In Linux, the interface disappears from ip link and network managers report missing hardware. In Windows Device Manager, the controller resurfaces only as an uninitialized or phantom device throwing Code 10 (This device cannot start. {Operation Failed}) or Code 43. Reinstalling OS-level drivers typically fails, and even physically swapping the M.2 Wi-Fi card often leaves the problem untouched. ...