The device ID PCI0012 typically belongs to the Intel Chipset.
One final edge case: This error occasionally appears on Virtual Machines (VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V) after installing an older OS. This is typically a virtual PCI device that the guest OS doesn't recognize. The solution is to install VMware Tools or VirtualBox Guest Additions, which provide drivers for all virtualized hardware, including the Ntpnp Pci0012 device. Device Ntpnp Pci0012 Driver
To decode this, let’s break the identifier into three parts: The device ID PCI0012 typically belongs to the
The Bottom Line: "Device Ntpnp Pci0012" is not a virus or a hardware failure. It is Windows telling you, "I see there is a physical component plugged into your PCI bus with a code of 0012, but I don't know which software driver to use to make it function." The Bottom Line: "Device Ntpnp Pci0012" is not
Sometimes Microsoft pushes these via optional updates.
Once you have successfully installed the correct driver, take these steps to avoid recurrence: