Typically BSOD indicates issues with the operating system and can cause crashes of the computer, so restarting the machine can solve the issue with a crash, but that is not fixing the problem itself.

This is an error that shows a Blue Screen of Death for the user, so it easily scares the user into thinking that there is no way to fix the problems. This has been going on for a while now (a few months), so I can't recall exactly when it started and what may have changed when it did.To repair damaged system, you have to purchase the licensed version of Reimage Reimage.ĭriver Power State Failure is a common issue with Windows OS devices that people report online. is there a way to reinstall the networking components of Windows only? Or clean out all the settings in case there is something messing PPTP up? Short of a full OS reinstall, I'm not sure what I can look at. In those cases the OS does a 'clean' reboot with no BSOD or hanging on shutdown screen etc. This does not happen if I did not connect to a PPTP VPN in the first place.

The error code on reboot is 0x0000009f (DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILUR E). As you can imagine this is quite annoying if the connection fails due to internet issues or problems at the remote end, since it means I can no longer reconnect the VPN(s) unless I reboot.Įven stranger is that if I have a PPTP connection running (or had one and since disconnected it) and I then reboot, my system hangs on shutdown - it just takes a very long time on the shutdown screen and at some point it blue screens and reboots. However, if I disconnect either connection and try to bring it (or any other PPTP connection) back up, it hangs on 'Registering your computer on the network'.Īt this point, nothing short of a full restart will allow me to get any PPTP connection back up. When the PC is 'freshly' rebooted, I can dial up to two PPTP connections (I know that's the limit), and assuming they successfully connect everything is fine. I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit, SP1) and have been experiencing some strange behaviour with PPTP connections.

Driver power state failure on shutdown