

On Windows 2000 and all other Windows NT-based versions of Windows, it is a snap-in for Microsoft Management Console. In MS-DOS-based versions of Windows, Device Manager is part of the System applet in Control Panel.
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Tell Windows to ignore malfunctioning devicesĭevice Manager was introduced with Windows 95 and later added to Windows 2000.Supply device drivers in accordance with the Windows Driver Model.The list of hardware can be sorted by various criteria. When a piece of hardware is not working, the offending hardware is highlighted for the user to deal with. It allows users to view and control the hardware attached to the computer. JSTOR ( August 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)ĭevice Manager is a component of the Microsoft Windows operating system.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.

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