How to Configure Device Manager to Display Detailed Information (304514)

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To configure Device Manager to show details:

1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd.exe, and then press ENTER.
2. Type set DEVMGR_SHOW_DETAILS=1, and then press ENTER.
3. Type start devmgmt.msc, and then press ENTER. In Device Manager the properties for a device should now provide a Details tab that contains additional information about the device.

You can view the Details tab to see the following device information:

• Device Instance ID
• Hardware IDs
• Compatible IDs
• Matching Device ID
• Service
• Enumerator
• Capabilities
• Devnode Flags
• Config Flags
• CSConfig Flags
• Ejection Relations
• Removal Relations
• Bus Relations
• Device Upper Filters
• Device Lower Filters
• Class Upper Filters
• Class Lower Filters
• Class Installer
• Class Coinstallers
• Device Coinstallers
• Firmware Revision
• Current Power State
• Power Capabilities
• Power State Mappings

NOTE: Not all of these properties will be populated for a given device. In other words, although all of these properties are listed, some may not contain information when viewing a particular device.

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