When Windows 10 updates, it aggressively pushes "generic" drivers to keep your system running. However, sometimes it fails to find a specific driver for specialized hardware like a card reader. Because Windows doesn't know exactly what the device is supposed to do (it just sees a piece of hardware connected to the PCI bus), it shrugs its digital shoulders and labels it a "Base System Device."
Specifically, it is usually the Ricoh or Realtek card reader found on laptops like Dell, HP, and Lenovo. base system device windows 10
It sounds vague, almost philosophical. What is a "base system"? Isn't my whole computer a base system? If you’ve ever felt a wave of confusion looking at this entry, you aren't alone. It is one of the most common—and annoying—ghosts in the Windows machine. When Windows 10 updates, it aggressively pushes "generic"