Questions tagged [device-manager]
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How to automatically disable "Allow computer to turn off this device" on all devices in Device Manager
I need to frequently go through most devices and disable this option (if the Power Management tab is available) for clients machines (Win10/11).
Don't mind how it's done, Powershell/batch/VBS/etc.
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Bluetooth completely disappeared from laptop?
I was trying to resolve a Bluetooth earphone stuttering issue on my laptop and one of the articles I read suggested to pick the other bluetooth option for my earphones (picture from the article below)....
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Windows 10 - Driver issue
I have a Lenovo Ideapad 5 15IIL05, that recently had its screen replaced, the device was ‘outta commission’ for roughly 2.5 months, after replacing the screen and doing the initial reboot, the ...
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Can't uninstall a USB audio device driver. (Windows 10)
I'm trying to uninstall the driver for a USB audio interface (the Steinberg in the image below), because I want to install a fresh version, since the current one is acting flaky. For some reason a ...
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Why does my laptop keyboard show up as Standard PS/2 Keyboard or HID Keyboard Device in Windows Device Manager, even though I don't have either?
Why does the Windows device manager show my laptop keyboard as a Standard PS/2 Keyboard on one laptop and as a HID Keyboard Device on the other, even though I already know that it is only connected ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 VM on VirtualBox incompatible with "hardinfo" app
I already asked this Q on "Ask Ubuntu", but I think "Super User" community might help me too here.
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I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 VM on Oracle VirtualBox 7.0 (from Win10 host ...
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Can't access the Device manager from Start menu, but working from Control panel, on Windows 10
I just installed Windows 10 a few days ago (Enterprise IoT).
Suprinsingly, if I open the "Start menu" and type "Device manager" and then Enter, I get this error:
It is:
Windows ...
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USB to HDMI via a hub does not work
I purchased an HP 250 G8 Windows 11 laptop this year. For video output there is just one HDMI port on the laptop. My goal is to be able to connect and use two separate monitors.
In order to extend ...
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Source of Microsoft Streaming Service Proxy device (and others)
I seem to have 3 sound devices on my Windows 10 installation that I haven't really seen before, called "Microsoft Streaming Service Proxy", "Microsoft Streaming Quality Manager Proxy&...
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Why do I have a ton of HID and how can I get rid of them? [closed]
I have only three USB devices connected to my laptop. A Logitech keyboard, a Razer mouse, and a Toshiba external hard drive. However, I see a LOT of HID when I go to device manager. What is happening?
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Reduce heat output of unused laptop dGPU within Windows
I have an nVidia GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q built into my laptop, which I regularly use for rendering and ML-workloads. While I am in lectures at university or using it "in the field" I want to ...
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TPM 2 simulation with Windows 10?
I have an Asus Hero XI wifi with a 9900k but I never installed any TPM 2.0 chip (I confirm, there are no installed TPM 2.0 chip).
I remarked that device manager is showing since a while a TPM 2.0 ...
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Windows 10 Error Code 31 "The request is not supported" in Device Manager for WLAN NIC
I have an Hp EliteDesk 800 G3 DM 35W (mini) PC. The SSD failed.
After installing Windows 10 on a new SSD everything seems to work OK, EXCEPT the Wireless Card (Intel Dual Band AC 8265) is not ...
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MIDI devices not visible anymore after removing services/devices
To reduce the DPC latency of my laptop I played around disabling/removing various drivers and services (without success though), possibly including.
However, I now notice that my MIDI devices do not ...
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Is there a way to find my laptop screen's pressure sensitivity rating through windows 11?
Recently purchased a Asus Flow x16 laptop, and I am trying to figure out the screen pressure sensitivity rating to buy a corresponding stylus. There is nothing in the manuals, online reviews, or the ...
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How to automate RNDIS Windows drivers installation
Since latest Windows 10 versions don't install RNDIS network automatically I need to perform the following procedure after each Windows reboot to connect to my evaluation board:
Device Manager > ...
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Toggle on/off a display adapter
I am just looking for a simple icon on my desktop that enables/disables my dedicated GPU. I have a gaming laptop that I use for work too and I need a simple and easy way to disable the dGPU when I ...
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Windows keeps adding new devices every time I switch cables on my microphone
I was trying out new cables for my microphone and every time Windows adds it as a new device. It creates another one saying Microphone (4- Movo...).
How can I reset the counter so it doesn't add ...
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remove extra network adapters
I've several network adapters in device manager, I suppose majority of them is not needed.
I'd like to remove the extra ones, however I don't know how to remove only those which are really not needed.
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How to get "Location" variable of a device manager item in command prompt
I have two devices connected to my computer, showing up as:
MOXA USB Serial Port (COM10)
MOXA USB Serial Port (COM2)
In Device manager, under ports, when I click the first, the Properties windows ...
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Wi-Fi is missing on Windows...while Keyboard and mouse wont work on Linux(only Touchpad)
I have this weird issue where my Wi-Fi and Bluetooth is missing from setting, while in Linux, even the Keyboard and Mouse won't work to control the Laptop. I have a Legion 7i with Intel Core i7 10750H,...
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External Hard disk not showing in disk mangement but show in device manager
Yesterday when I was copying over over 130gb data from my internal hdd to external hdd using my laptop, the copying stopped at 20% says that the external hdd is not found. Then I tried unplugging it ...
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Advice on how to restore 'In built' Thunderbolt Controller which shows as hidden 'base system device' with Code 45 device not connected
I have encountered an unusual situation where a Thunderbolt Controller device built into the architecture of the Motherboard (an Asus Prime X299 Edition 30) shows as 'not connected to the computer' ...
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Device Manager Blue Screen when disabling WiFi device
The particular device is the RTL8821CE 802.11ac adapter that is built into this HP laptop. The moment I click OK after choosing Disable Device, there's a blue screen, after which, the computer ...
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Windows: Why the monitor is still on after disabling the "Generic PnP Monitor" in Device Manager
My purpose is to turn off the monitor when I run the computer remotely, to save energy and protect privacy. However, after disabling the "Generic PnP Monitor" in Device Manager, the monitor ...
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Allow standard user to change settings in Device Manager in Windows 10 [duplicate]
Is there a way to allow the standard user to update drivers and port settings in Windows 10?
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How to overcome hardware configuration limiting in detecting and pairing in bluetooth keyboard?
My detachable bluetooth keyboard of the Lenovo Yoga model cannot be detected by my other computer. I hold the switch in the keyboard for more then 3 seconds and the led in the keyboard blinking ...
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How to view log of why device manager keeps chiming?
The device manager chime keeps randomly going off, every few minutes or seconds.
The Device Manager window, when open, will flash and refresh when this happens, but I don't see any problems.
Does ...
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Using outlook.office.com OVERRIDES Windows 10 setting disabling Touchpad (!!!)
This is bizarre. When I use e-mail at office.outlook.com with the current and recent versions of Firefox the Touchpad gets intermittently ENABLED, completely destroying my productivity. Things happen ...
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How to spoof a microphone to a program?
I often need to join Zoom meetings where I am merely a participant (that is, listening only and not speaking).
Zoom lets you join without a webcam fine, but moronically requires you to have an audio ...
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I somehow disabled all USB ports on my PC through “Device Manager.” What can I do to fix this?
Somehow I accidentally disabled all USB ports through the “Device Manager.” So I've lost mouse and keyboard.
My motherboard is an ASUS Z170-A.
When I restart the machine I can get into BIOS where I ...
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How to disable/enable network adapter from command line on the Windows 10?
Currently, when I need to disable/enable network adapter I'm performing the following steps:
Opening the device manager (⊞ Win+R, devmgmt.msc and Enter).
Searching for the required network adapter.
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Can I know if a device is USB 3.0 or 2.0 in Device Manager?
I'm using applications like HWInfo to learn this, but I've always wondered if it's possible to learn this from Device Manager, especially when I'm remoting into a customer's PC with TeamViewer, ...
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Windows 10 Bluetooth virtual serial comm port is missing
Question: How to get linked Bluetooth serial Commport installed?
For communication a serial comm port is needed.
But on some computers, mainly workstations, there is no linked Bluetooth "COM &...
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Why are there four different HID Keyboard Devices in Device Manager?
I have one keyboard plugged in, but 4 different HID Keyboard Devices are shown. Why?
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windows 10 does not have the option to allow enabling or disabling the device to wake the device
I want to prevent my machine to wake by the movement of my mouse, but after searching similar questions and issues, I am still not able to solve it. After opening the properties of my mouse, I ...
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Options for devmgmt to open specific device
I would like to use a Run command to not only open Device Manager (This command is devmgmt.msc), but also to open a specific branch or device within the UI (something like devmgmt.) is there any ...
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Can't open the Device Manager and other Administrative tools | Blocked by Administrator (Windows 10 21H1)
I was updating the device drivers of my computer, but it was unsuccessful, After spending so much time on the booting loop & a couple of forced shutdowns, I rolled back my system using System ...
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Game controller connected through USB changes its VID/PID and driver
I have an unusual problem with my stick and thought maybe some might have also encountered it. I know it's not a 'big boy' stick, but still. :)
So when I first plug the stick in everything works ...
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Windows Driver keeps changing back no matter what
On Windows 10, when I update a video driver, and then restart, it changes it back to the old driver. Why? How to force it to keep a specific video driver?
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Is there any danger in disabling devices in the Device Manager in Windows 10?
I'm experiencing a catastrophic boot failure on my Win10 box. Each time I boot, the system hangs on a black screen before the login screen. The keyboard and mouse are unresponsive; even the num lock / ...
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Identify the same USB device on different ports
I have a USB headset and a notebook with Windows 10. Due to the nature of having a notebook I change the port in which the USB headset is inserted to multiple times a week. Sometimes even through a ...
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Can't open Device Manager in Windows 10
If I try to open Device Manager, an error message will pop up:
MMC cannot open the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\devmgmt.msc
I have already searched for solutions, but there was nothing that seemed like ...
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Cannot resume Bitlocker encryption after restart (the device is not ready)
I have an issue in my hard drive and I found it hard to fix. Every time I plug in my hard drive Bitlocker popup window appears says "Encryption has been paused". It pauses at 1.6% and every ...
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How does Windows decide what the "best drivers" are?
What criteria does Windows evaluate in deciding what it believes are the "best" drivers for a device?
When pointing Windows 10 to a folder with three driver versions (for an Intel Z390 SATA ...
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usb composite device can't work properly with usb 3.0
I am using Morpho device MSO1350-V3. Suddenly the device stopped working. When I ran the troubleshootor, I am getting this error usb composite device can't work properly with usb 3.0.
I am having the ...
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After deleting all bluetooth from the device manager, how to add it back?
In futzing with bluetooth I seem to have removed bluetooth from the device manager itself. How do initiate a scan to detect the internal hardware to then download the correct driver?
I've tried:
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PCI device: who assign I/O address range ? (Bios, Driver or Opeating System)
Who assign I/O memory adress range ?
I'm a little confused, I don't know if this address range is assigned by Bios, Driver or Operating system.
I have a problem with an address range of a device and ...
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How can I permanently uninstall the fingerprint driver in Windows 10?
Whenever I uninstall it, it comes back when I reboot, and I'd like to make it gone forever. Googling for a while hasn't turned up anything -- I'm only finding threads about rolling back or temporarily ...
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Install virtual webcam legacy driver via command prompt
On Windows 10 I am trying to install a virtual webcam driver via command prompt. I have INF, CAT and SYS files, which have been signed (so that there is no need to enable test mode).
The method that ...
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