Windows PC Device Manager Can Be Very Useful

Device Manager is built into the Windows operating system and shows you a graphical description of all the hardware installed on your Windows PC.To open Device Manager on your Windows computer, you need to do the the following: Open Control Panel, and click on Performance and Maintenance->System. The System Properties menu will be shown. Click on Hardware ->Device Manager. Device Manager can be used to carry out many tasks related to management of hardware and it's drivers. We have listed some of these below.

1.To Install New Hardware.
You can install a plug and play device, such as a flash drive or a USB mouse. After first connecting the device to the computer go to Device Manager and in the Action menu click on Scan For Hardware Changes. This only works with plug and play hardware. For other hardware click on Add Hardware in the Control Panel.

2. To View Any Hardware Problems On Your Windows PC
Device Manager, will show any hardware problem with an icon to identify it. If there is a problem with any hardware device driver, it will be indicated by a yellow triangle with a black exclamation mark in it.

3. To Enable or Disable Installed Hardware.
If you are not using a hardware item you may want to disable it, especially if it is conflicting with some other hardware and causing problems. To disable hardware, right click on it in Device Manager then click on Disable.If you right click on any hardware which has been disabled, the Enable option will be shown. You can click on this to enable the device.

4. View Driver Details,Update, Rollback, Or Uninstall Drivers. To see the details of the hardware driver, click on the Driver tab in the Properties page, then click on the Driver Details button to get the information required.If there are are problems with the hardware device driver, you may want to update it or perhaps uninstall it. You can do this by clicking on the Update Driver button or the Uninstall button.If a recently installed driver update is causing problems, click on the Roll Back Driver button to restore the old driver files.

5.To Get Information On Installed Hardware And Drivers.
Double click on hardware shown in Device Manager and the Properties page will be shown. There can be three or more tabs on the Properties page.The first is the General tab. On this, you get information about the device, its maker, location, and status.You will also find here the Troubleshoot button. If the hardware is not working properly, click on this button and launch a troubleshooting wizard which will identify the reason for the problem.To get more details about the hardware, click on the Details tab. On the drop-down list you can view its details.

6.To Change Hardware Settings
If you have hardware device or resource allocation problems, change the configuration of the hardware by using the Advanced and Resources tabs.Use the Advanced and Resources tabs with care. Improper changes to resource allocations or other settings may disable your hardware and cause serious problems on your computer.Finally after making required changes with Device Manager you should use a good registry repair tool to scan for registry problems and to correct them easily and quickly.

The registry is a major source of problems such as slow running, freezing and crashing. This is caused by many unwanted files and unecessary data choking and corrupting your registry. Use of a registry cleaner tool which you can download from the internet is the best way to correct this problem. We tested a number of the popular registry repair tools and found that while they all did the job they varied considerably in performance and ease of use.