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# Show-WinPEStartupDeviceErrors

Displays WinPE Plug and Play devices with non-OK status.

| Property | Value                              |
| -------- | ---------------------------------- |
| Module   | OSDCloud                           |
| Platform | WinPE only                         |
| Requires | OSDCloud module, WinPE environment |

{% hint style="warning" %}
This function exits the host process after displaying results. Do not call it in an interactive session where you need to continue running commands afterward.
{% endhint %}

## Description

Queries `Win32_PnPEntity` and displays devices where the status is not `OK`. Writes a warning that the window will close, displays results in table format, waits 5 seconds, then exits the host process.

## Syntax

```powershell
Show-WinPEStartupDeviceErrors
```

## Parameters

This function has no parameters.

## Examples

```powershell
# Display detected PnP device errors during WinPE startup
Show-WinPEStartupDeviceErrors
```


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