Missing PCI Controller Driver After Installing Windows 10 on HP 250 G4

[A_Gayathri]

After Performing a clean installation of Windows 10 on an HP 250 G4 Notebook, Device Manager continues to show a PCI Controller with a missing driver. The issue persists even after reinstalling Windows and installing all available drivers from the HP support page.

The affected device may display one of the following Hardware IDs:

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_22DC&SUBSYS_80C5103C&REV_21
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_22DC&SUBSYS_80C5103C
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_22DC&CC_118000
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_22DC&CC_1180

If you notice that USB storage devices cannot always be safely ejected because of the missing driver.

Products

• HP 250 G4 Notebook
• Windows 10 (64-bit)
• Clean Windows installation

Symptoms

• Unknown PCI Controller appears in Device Manager.
• Reinstalling Windows does not resolve the issue.
• Installing all recommended HP drivers does not remove the unknown device.
• USB devices may not support Safely Remove Hardware correctly.
  
  

 Troubleshooting Steps 

Follow the steps below in order.

1: Install the Intel Serial IO Driver

1. Download and install 
2. Restart the notebook.
3. Check Device Manager to see if the unknown PCI Controller has been resolved.

2: If the Issue Persists

If the PCI Controller is still listed:

1. Install the latest Intel Chipset driver.
2. Restart the computer.
3. Verify whether the missing device has disappeared.

3: Install the Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework Driver

If the issue still remains:

1. Install even if Windows reports that a newer version is already installed.
2. Complete the installation.
3. Restart the notebook.
   
   

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