If you are facing an I/O Device error for External Hard Drive on your Windows 11/10 then this guide will help you fix the hardware error.

The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error (0x8007045D) Please rerun backup once the issue is resolved. Windows cannot install required files.

Let's look at a few different ways to figure out how to fix the Code 43 errors that prevent you from using hardware devices.