This operation requires an interactive window station bug fix

For any windows system to work better and have good performance, it needs to be updated from time to time. Not just the system that needs to be updated, but also all drivers for devices connected to the system either internally (like graphics cards) or externally (like optical mice, keyboards, etc.).

Recently, some Windows users have started experiencing issues updating any device drivers in their system. When they try to update the driver, it throws an error message on the Update Driver window that says "This operation requires an interactive window station" and prevents users from updating the driver.

If it does not allow users to update any driver, this is actually a serious issue as it is very important to keep the system healthy. Lack of administrative rights may be the reason behind this issue.

Also keep in mind other possible causes, we have collected some fixes which will be explained in this article below which will help the users to resolve it and update the device drivers on their system .

Fix 1 – Grant Administrative Rights to Drivers and Folders and Files in DriverStore

When the system lacks administrative rights to files and folders in Drivers and DriveStore folders , while updating any driver, this type of error is bound to happen on any Windows system. So, here we explain the method on how users can grant administrative rights to folders and files with the following detailed steps.

Steps on how to grant folder driver and DriveStore permissions

Step 1: Press the Win R keys simultaneously OpenRun frame.

Step 2: Enter c:\Windows\System32 and press Enter.

Step 3: Once the System32 folder is open, scroll down to the Drivers folder and right click on it .

Step 4: Select Properties from its context menu as shown in the screenshot below.

Step 5: In the Properties window, click the Security tab and then click the # at the bottom ##Advanced" button, as shown below.

#Step 6: Next you can see that the Owner is TrustedInstaller. To change it, you need to click

Change next to the owner option.

Step 7: Now enter

admin in the text box and click on the Check Name button next to it.

# Step 8: It will search for the system administrator name and generate the name of the owner as administrator. Therefore, click "

OK" to continue.

Step 9: You can now see that the owner of the driver folder has changed.

Step 10: Click

Apply and OK.

Step 11: Now click OKClose the properties window of the driver folder.

Step 12: Repeat the same process to change the ownership of the DriverStore folder in the System32 folder to Administrator as mentioned above.

Steps on how to grant permissions to the driver and all files in the DriveStore folder

Step 1: Press the

Win R keys simultaneously , open the Run box. Step 2: Now enter

cmd in the text box and press

Ctrl Shift Enter keys simultaneously.

Step 3: Continue to accept any

UAC prompts on the screen by clicking

Yes. Step 4: Now the elevated command prompt window opens, you have to type the following line and press

Enter

key to grant administrative rights to all the files in the driver folder .

rem #由受信任的安装程序拥有 icalcs “C:\Windows\System32\drivers” /grant Adminstrators:(OI)(CI)F /T /Q /C

第 5 步：执行上述行后，复制粘贴以下行并按Enter键授予对 DriverStore 文件夹内所有文件的权限。

rem #由系统 icalcs “C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore” /grant Administrators:(OI)(CI)F /T /Q /C 所有

第 6 步：您现在可以关闭命令提示符窗口。

第七步：重启系统一次。

修复 2 – 关闭防火墙和防病毒软件

有时，是安全工具禁止大多数与互联网相关的事件。防病毒软件或 Windows 安全防火墙等工具对系统起作用，以保护其免受来自 Internet 的恶意软件和病毒的侵害。因此，在尝试更新系统上的驱动程序时，这可能会中断。

所以让我们关闭windows安全防火墙一段时间，看看是否能解决问题。

注意– 更新驱动程序后，您必须打开 Windows Defender 防火墙和系统上的防病毒软件。

第 1 步：按Windows键并在键盘上键入windows security，然后按Enter键。

第 2 步：在 Windows 安全应用程序窗口中，转到左侧菜单上的防火墙和网络保护选项。

第 3 步：接下来在右侧，通过单击选择处于活动状态的网络。

第 4 步：您应该单击Microsoft Defender 防火墙选项的切换按钮将其关闭，如下所示。

第 5 步：您还需要通过单击是接受 UAC 提示才能继续。

第 6 步：关闭防火墙后，关闭 Windows 安全应用程序窗口。

第 7 步：现在您可以启动系统上安装的防病毒软件并将其关闭以禁用它。

第 8 步：禁用防病毒和防火墙后，检查现在是否可以更新系统上的驱动程序。

修复 3 – 执行系统文件检查器扫描

更新系统上的任何驱动程序时发生的错误也可能是由于系统中存在一些损坏的系统文件。因此，我们建议我们的用户使用命令提示符执行系统文件检查器扫描以修复损坏的文件，这可以解决此问题。

以下是有关如何进行 SFC 扫描的步骤。

第 1 步：同时按Windows + R键并键入cmd，然后同时按Ctrl + Shift + Enter键。

第 2 步：在屏幕上的 UAC 提示上单击“是”以继续。

第 3 步：在提升的命令提示符窗口中键入sfc /scannow ，然后按Enter键。

第 4 步：这将开始扫描所有损坏的文件并修复它们。

第5步：完成后，关闭命令提示符窗口。

修复 4 – 更新您的 Windows 系统

更新windows系统几乎可以解决几个错误，因为为了顺利运行，系统需要更新到最新版本。因此，让我们看看如何使用下面解释的步骤更新 Windows 系统。

第 1 步：按Win+R键并在文本框中键入ms-settings:windowsupdate并按Enter键。

第 2 步：这将打开系统上的 Windows 更新页面。

第 3 步：如果有任何可用更新，则下载并安装所有更新，并在更新后重新启动系统。

第 4 步：否则，单击检查更新，开始检查 Microsoft 提供的任何最新更新。

Fix 5 – Remove Device Drivers and Reinstall

If you find that this error only appears when you try to update certain device drivers but not all drivers, we recommend that you remove the device driver that caused the error message specific device driver, then you need to reinstall the device driver. This works for some users, so we hope this works for you too.

Step 1: Press the Win ##app. Step 2: After opening the Device Manager, go to Device Drivers from the list of listed devices. Step 3: Right-click

on it and select

Uninstall Device from the menu as shown below.

Step 4: If the device is built-in to the system, it will be installed automatically when you restart the system once. Step 5: If the device is external to the system, visit its manufacturer's website to download and install the device driver.

Step 6: Close Device Manager when finished.

Fix 6 – Restore your Windows system

If nothing works for you fixing this issue, this may be the final solution and that is to use system restore to restore your Windows system . This will restore your system to the last saved point where it was running fine without any issues. Therefore, we advise our users to only try to restore it if there are no issues as this may result in the loss of some data or software that you had in your system after the last save point.

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