DevCon is a command-line tool that performs the following device management functions on local and remote computers:
- Display. DevCon can display the following properties of drivers and devices on local and remote computers:
- Hardware IDs, compatible IDs, and device instance IDs. These identifiers are described in detail in Device Identification Strings.
- Device setup classes
- The devices in a device setup class
- INF files and device driver files
- Details of driver packages
- Hardware resources
- Device status
- Expected driver stack
- Third-party driver packages in the driver store
- Search. DevCon can search for installed and uninstalled devices on a local or remote computer by hardware ID, device instance ID, or device setup class.
- Change. DevCon can change the status or configuration of Plug and Play devices on the local computer in the following ways:
- Enable a device
- Disable a device
- Update drivers (interactive and noninteractive)
- Install a device (create a devnode and install software)
- Remove a device from the device tree and delete its device stack
- Rescan for Plug and Play devices
- Add, delete, and reorder the hardware IDs of root-enumerated devices
- Change the upper and lower filter drivers for a device setup class
- Add and delete third-party driver packages from the driver store
- Restart. DevCon can restart a local device, reboot the local system on demand, or reboot the local system if required for another DevCon operation.
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