Device Manager
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Device Manager is a Windows utility that lets users view and control the hardware devices installed on their computer, including drivers and resource settings.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows utility
ⓘ
hardware management tool ⓘ system administration tool ⓘ |
| accessMethod |
Computer Management console
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Control Panel ⓘ Win+X menu on some Windows versions ⓘ devmgmt.msc ⓘ |
| availableIn |
Windows 10
ⓘ
Windows 11 ⓘ Windows 2000 ⓘ Windows 7 ⓘ Windows 8 ⓘ Windows 8.1 ⓘ Windows 95 ⓘ Windows 98 ⓘ Windows Vista ⓘ Windows XP ⓘ |
| componentOf |
Microsoft Management Console 2.0
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surface form:
Microsoft Management Console
|
| developedBy | Microsoft ⓘ |
| fileExtension | .msc ⓘ |
| interfaceType | graphical user interface ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Windows 95 ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows
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surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| primaryFunction |
configure hardware resource settings
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enable or disable devices ⓘ manage device drivers ⓘ manage installed hardware devices ⓘ roll back device drivers ⓘ scan for hardware changes ⓘ uninstall device drivers ⓘ update device drivers ⓘ view device status ⓘ view error codes for devices ⓘ view installed hardware devices ⓘ |
| representsDisabledDeviceBy | down arrow icon in newer Windows versions ⓘ |
| representsProblemDeviceBy | yellow warning icon ⓘ |
| requires | administrative privileges for some operations ⓘ |
| showsCategory |
Disk drives
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Display adapters ⓘ Keyboards ⓘ Mice and other pointing devices ⓘ Network adapters ⓘ Processors ⓘ Sound, video and game controllers ⓘ System devices ⓘ Universal Serial Bus controllers ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
assign or view resource usage
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change device settings ⓘ disable power management features for some devices ⓘ view device properties ⓘ |
| usedFor |
diagnosing driver issues
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resolving resource conflicts ⓘ troubleshooting hardware problems ⓘ |
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