There are various reasons why an administrator might not want you to make changes to device drivers. Most of them are related to security, but they can also be to streamline user experience. One of ...

You can run a command in the Command Prompt window to check which devices can wake your computer from sleep. You can configure a device's permissions to allow or prevent it from waking your computer ...

In this article, we will show you how to scan for hardware changes in Windows 11/10. All the peripheral devices that we connect to our system require a dedicated ...

One of the simplest methods to disable USB ports in Windows 10 is through the Device Manager. Here’s how you can do it: Modify the Start Value: Double-click on the "Start" value and change the "Value ...

It's not uncommon for USB ports to stop working properly; swap to a different port and change USB cables to troubleshoot. You can also use Device Manager in Windows ...

I've gotten tired of having to go through the layers it takes to get to Device Manager so I can right-click and scan for hardware changes. I've tried making a shortcut to MMC.exe, the associated ...