Device Manager is a Control Panel applet in Microsoft Windows that you can use to view and control the hardware that is attached to the computer. If drivers are not installed correctly, the device may not appear on the Device Manager list. Problems with drivers can also be highlighted in Device Manager.
Note: There are many methods to access the Device Manager, but this article liststhe simplest methods.
Run Box Method
The following method should work with Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11.
Quickly access Device Manager by searching for it in the Start Menu or using the "Power User" menu with Windows+X or right-clicking the Start button. You can also open Device Manager through Control Panel or by using a Run Command in the "Run" window.
From either the Windows desktop home page or tiles home page, right-click the. Start button. . If using only a keyboard, Press the. Windows. and. X keys. together. Use the. Up arrow. to highlight 'Device Manager' then press. Enter. .
In Device Manager, click the arrow next to a device type, right-click a specific device, and then select Properties. A device properties window is displayed.
Use the arrow keys to expand and collapse the device categories. Right & Left Arrow keys perform the expand or collapse functions. Use the TAB key to navigate within Device Manager.
Open Device Manager Windows 10 with Windows + X. Press Windows + X keyboard shortcut keys simultaneously to open Quick Access menu. Click Device Manager from the list to open Device Manager app.
Sometimes corrupted system files could be responsible for Device Manager not working/opening/responding. To solve your issue, you can try to perform an SFC scan. System File Checker (SFC) is the inbuilt utility that can help scan your device for detecting corrupted or missing system files and repair them.
Stop, Start Or Restart Device ManageR Using The Windows Services Tool. Open the Services tool in the Windows system that Device ManageR is installed on. You may find Services at the following path: Start–> Control Panel–> Administrative Tools–> Services.
Device Manager is a Control Panel applet in Microsoft Windows that you can use to view and control the hardware connected to the computer. It manages all hardware devices installed on a computer, such as hard drives, sound cards, USB devices, keyboards, mice, and so on.
In Device Manager, double-click the device type that has the problem.
Right-click the device that has the problem, and then click Properties. This opens the device's Properties dialog box. You can see the error code in the Device status area of this dialog box.
Devices that were physically removed from the computer but whose registry entries weren't deleted (also known as non-present devices or phantom devices).
To identify an unknown device, go to your device manager (you can find it by right clicking the Start button). Look for the yellow triangle with an exclamation mark. Right-click on the unknown device, choose "Properties," go to the "Details" tab, and select "Hardware identity documents (IDs)" from the dropdown.
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