device management

  1. Unable to cancel a print job with a USB printer on Windows 7 or Windows Vista

    Consider the following scenario. - You have a USB printer attached to a Windows 7 or Windows Vista PC - You start printing on the printer - Communication between the PC and the printer is halted during printing. For example, the PC is put to sleep, or... Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Thumbnails on USB drive attached to NAS not previewing

    From a fresh start up of the computer, I can get my thumbnails to generate any where on my computer, the NAS, or the USB attached to the NAS. However, after a short period (not specific, can be 5 mins or 30 mins), the USB drive attached to the NAS will no longer generate thumbnails, however...
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    Windows 7 Where in Win7 Registry can I disable this message

    Where in the Win7 registry is it possible to disable this message, please anyone? I'm already aware of the problem and no matter what I try and/or advice taken from various forums regarding this very irritating USB3/Windows 7 bug - this message is driving me crazy! Can I disable it? This...
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    Windows 7 Bluetooth incoming without PIN or pair

    Hello, I am looking for some way how to deactivate request for PIN or device pairing with my laptot. I want to recieve any picture who will send to me. I don't want more clicking and lose time with this security stuff. I can to use a virtual machine so some security hole is not important to me...
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    Windows 7 Laptop keeps waking up from Sleep on its own when on battery!

    Hi. I'm somewhat familiar, with this site. I have been getting this problem a lot, lately. My laptop just wakes up from Sleep, while on battery. It's soooo annoying! I have this info from a CMD command. Maybe, it's relevant? Info: Command I entered on Command Prompt: PowerCFG -LastWake ...
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    Windows 7 Random disconnecting of network drives on Win7 PC

    I have 4 network external drives attached to my home network via router and 2 Linksys network storage link devices. My PC's that are connect to the home network are 3 in number. Two run XP and one is running Win7. The Win7 PC is the one with this problem. Randomly the network drives on the...
  7. A user who has administrator permission can delete printers on a computer that is running Windows 7

    Fixes an issue in which a user who has administrator permission can still delete printers in Device and Printer on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 after you deploy the "Prevent deletion of printers" Group Policy in the... More...
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    Windows 7 Eject USB Button not responding

    I have Windows 7 Ultimate edition 64Bit running on an ASUS Laptop. Recently, whenever I click on the Eject USB button in the system tray, it just flashes. No menu item appears. If I open My Computer, right click on a flash drive, and choose eject, then it ejects file. However, context menu for...
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    Windows 7 Question about COM ports

    Hey I have a usb to serial adapter for use with Cisco routers and switches. Everytime I plug it in, it seems to choose a random COM port. Is there any way to make that device always use the same COM port. OS: Windows 7 Ultimate Thanks
  10. Windows 7 Anyone know what a WAN Miniport (IKEv2) is?

    Hi I have this device "WAN Miniport (IKEv2)" under Network Adapters and it's always listed as not working. I disabled it a long time ago but it always comes up as an error when I scan my computer. I've searched online but I can't find anyone who really can say what it is. It won't update the...
  11. USB hub stops working in Windows 7 if you click the mouse while the computer is entering sleep

    Fixes an issue in which a USB hub stops working in Windows 7 if you click the mouse while the computer is entering sleep. This issue occurs after you install hotfix package 978258 on the computer. Link Removed
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    My iPhone can't sync the contacts to Mac

    Hello. Recently I have trouble with my new iMac and iPhone. I can successfully synced the music files from my iPhone to Mac. The question is that my contacts that are still on the iPhone - How do I get these into my Address Book on the iMac? Do you have any ideas?? Help pls!!
  13. The computer stops responding when an USB device resumes from the USB Selective Suspend state in Win

    Fixes an issue in which the operating system crashes in various scenarios when you enable the USB Selective Suspend feature in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2. More...
  14. Windows 7 Sorting the "remove devices" list

    I have a lot of external drives connected to my computer (Windows 7 Ultimate) and am contently connecting and disconnecting external cards and devices and sometimes I have up to 22 connected devices. When I need to safely disconnect a device and open the "safely remove device" list, the devices...
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    Windows 7 Someone please help me resolve the system sound issue :(

    Hi All, I badly need some advise from experts here on the problem I am facing with sound on my laptop. I have tried everything I can but to no avail. Please please help me resolve this issue. I recently had to reinstall my operating system. For some strange reason, the sound icon on my system...
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    Windows 7 I really need help, Graphics just dissapeared.

    Update: The problem was solved but strange, I don't see why or how almost all of my computers drivers were deleted. My computer was working fine yesterday night then I turned it off and went to sleep. This morning I turned it on to find that the resolution was completely off so I went to check...
  17. In Windows 7 a USB Device is Surprise Removed and Re-initialized When Resuming From Suspend

    On Windows 7 multiprocessor system, a USB device which resumes from suspend (D2) may intermittantly receive a bus reset. This will cause the device to be removed and re-enumerated. During this time the USB device will reset. If the device is, for... Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Sound Troubles

    I recently turned on my laptop (Lenovo T410 running Windows 7) only to discover that there is absolutely no sound. It first told me that "no audio output device is installed." I turned to the web for troubleshooting advice. I have tried upgrading and downgrading my sound drivers, to no avail. It...
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    Windows 7 Bluetooth Mouse Always Becomes Unpaired When Used On Alternate Laptops

    Odd issue here: I have two Win7 laptops and a Logitec bluetooth mouse. When I pair it to Laptop 1, it works fine as long as I don't ever connect it to Laptop 2. (On rare occasions it will become unrecognized even if I don't pair it with the other laptop. While that behavior may be related to...
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    Windows 7 USB Eject Media Not Working Properly--Only one ejects, then nothing

    I am running Windows 7, and I connect several external HDDs via a USB hub, leading to the PC on a single USB cable. I have recently installed Windows, and from the start, I have had problems ejecting the media. Here is how it goes: I plug in the disks, they are all functioning, they show up and...