device manager

  1. Windows 10 Audio not working in Microsoft Windows 10 ( Home ) Edition operating system.

    Attention: WindowsForum members: Included with this posting are three Paint 3D tempsnip image files ( below ) for your consideration. They are: This one indicates that there are two devices, in my device manager, which are experiencing driver issues ( i.e., "HD Pro Webcam C920" and...
  2. Windows 10 The USB Controller Is In A Failed State Or Is Not Currently Installed.

    Hello, Was running the USB Troubleshooter and got the following error message: The USB Controller Is In A Failed State Or Is Not Currently Installed. All links give the following solution: 1) Type devmgmt.msc, and then click OK. Device Manager opens. 2) Expand Universal Serial Bus...
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    Windows 10 No input DVI after upgrading from 7 to 10

    I recently upgraded my computer from windows 7 to 10, and now my s230hl monitor (only has a DVI port) shows no input at all, including during boot up. It doesnt matter if I have my other monitor (HDMI, works just fine) connected, or if its only the DVI monitor. All my drivers are up to date, and...
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    Windows 10 Windows Hello face recognition is not available on my Surface Book 2

    I recently decided to roll back from 20H1 Insider Preview to current stable 18H2 version on my Surface Book 2. As the previous version was 19H1, I couldn't do it with built-in tools. So I downloaded Media CreationOmegle Appvalley https://pnrstatus.vip/ Tool and rolled back with it. I am now on...
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    Windows 7 Finger print reader setup opens .cbldc.io page ?

    Old Dell M1530, fresh install of windows 7. has a fingerprint reader but using Dell fingerprint software= not finger print reader installed. windows reporting that AuthentTec is present device manger it shows driver is up to date and is working fine. uninstalled dell software. Control...
  6. Wrong Driver

    My friend asked me to upgrade his Lenovo G550 from windows 7 to windows 10. My question is CAN WRONG DRIVER ON WINDOWS CAN CAUSE HARDWARE FAILURE? I raised that question because I cannot find the video card driver for windows 10 of the said laptop on their website. However, when I tried to...
  7. Windows 10 Uninstalling device - command line style?

    Hi, I have been having an issue the past few months, but I have never really come up with a decent idea on how to work around it. It concerns a USB-hub that I'm using that my copy of Windows, for some reason, reinstalls every time I reboot the computer. I'm pretty sure that there must be some...
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    Windows 10 Windows Scroll Bar

    Hello all, For some time now, my scroll bar had changed and became too thin. So all I could get from the web to solve this problem was to check all the drivers in windows 10. I pulled up device manager and I was about 10 to 15% from the top of the list when I came to: "Human...
  9. Introducing Component Firmware Update

    The Microsoft Devices Team is excited to announce the release of an open-source model for Component Firmware Update for Windows system developers – Component Firmware Update (CFU). With CFU, you can easily deliver firmware updates for through Windows Update by using CFU drivers. Background...
  10. Windows 10 Realtek Audio Driver Missing in Device Manager: Microphone Issues

    when i go to device manager realtek missing as a resolt my microphone doesnt work but when i go to sound setting and i speak i see microphone works any ideas ?
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    Windows 7 Disable USB COM port?

    G'day all, If I disable or enable a com port (USB device) via the driver under device manager, the acton performs perfectly provided the port is not open. If the port is already open, I get a message that hardware has changed and that a restart is required. Why the difference, and how can I...
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    Windows 10 SD card reader not detected

    My SD card is not detected - no sound on insertion into the integrated card reader, invisible in File Explorer, Device Manager and Disk Management on my desktop (HP Pavilion 500, Windows 10 Home, all updates) . It works fine on my laptop however. I see 'unknown device' under 'Other devices'...
  13. Windows 10 Can I disable my laptop's internal keyboard?

    As the title suggests, I wish to disable my laptop keyboard as I use an external one because the one my laptop came with barely works at this point. For the longest time I just ended up using an external one and just pretended as if the internal one isn't even there, however the internal one...
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    Hide backup drives from malware

    I have implemented a method to 'hide' external USB backup drives from Windows. The process works as follows: - use Device Manager to determine the Hardware ID or Parent ID of the USB drive - label the USB drive appropriately - create a script to invoke Removedrive (freeware by Uwe Sieber) with...
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    Windows 8 The Mouse and Keyboard doesn't work good.

    Hello. I am Asus user; The mouse and keyboard do not work well after installing Windows 8.1. From Device Manager, I have no my Asus Touchpad and Keyboard drivers. Help me please. :waah::waah::dejection::dejection:
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    Windows 10 Toshiba Satellite: ethernet-lan connectivity disappearance

    Hi guys, Some of you may have seen my other posts before. Indeed it's another issue to add to the long series of problems I've got with my Toshiba Satellite P50-C. It was my first expensive laptop, the fastest I ever got (16go ram) but it's now not really usable. So in short, it was bought...
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    Windows 10 Disfunctional webcam - Toshiba Satellite

    Hi guys, A week ago my 3yo Toshiba Satellite's webcam stopped working. It's been coincident with a Windows and Skype updates which I often use with the webcam. I have tried the Windows Troubleshooting option, and also going into the Device Manager to uninstall the device, reboot and reinstall...
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    Windows 10 Path doesnt exist - for most anything

    so today I discovered something majorly wrong with my win10 PC. I tried something simple like accessing Task Manager from the task bar only to receive the following message - " turns out I cant access anyting but the folders and the internet....any administrative function, device manager...
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    Windows 7 W7 USB mouse and Keyboard driver myteriously stopped working (not installed)

    Dell XPS studio 8100 USB mouse and keyboard not working replaced HDD and reinstalled windows7 which has fully updated to SP1 and anything else associated. (not factory restore, but from OEM disk(as directed in dell community forum). windows installed and validated without issue been running fine...
  20. Docking and Undocking with USB hard drives

    Seems to be several opinions on this as I Google, so thought to ask you all here as well for your thoughts. Lenovo P51S with Ultradock. Two USB hard drives attached to the dock. Both set for "Quick Removal" in Device Manager. Do I need to "safely remove" these drives before hot undocking and...