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tap_create_adapter: DinstallDevice failed error
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Description
Title says it all im not exactly sure what else to do
Windows 10, 1909

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Research direction
The issue reports a tap_create_adapter failure with a DinstallDevice error on Windows 10 version 1909 and includes a screenshot. Start by reproducing the failure in that environment and tracing the tap_create_adapter entry point. Done means identifying the cause and confirming that the TAP adapter can be created successfully.
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Assessment
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100