{"id":233952,"date":"2022-07-24T14:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T08:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/?p=233952"},"modified":"2023-04-25T18:46:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T13:16:12","slug":"how-to-open-the-device-manager-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/how-to-open-the-device-manager-in-windows-10","title":{"rendered":"How to open the Device Manager in Windows 11\/10"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Device Manager in Windows 11\/10<\/strong> provides a central and organized view of all the Microsoft Windows recognized hardware installed on a computer. The Device Manager helps change hardware configuration options, manage drivers, enable or disable hardware, identify conflicts between hardware devices, etc. Device Manager also helps troubleshoot devices when they don’t work properly. Let us see how to open and use the Device Manager<\/strong> in Windows 11\/10. You may need to be logged in using an administrator account. We will also show you how to run Device Manager as administrator<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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How to open the Device Manager in Windows 11\/10<\/h2>\n

The Device Manager in Windows 11\/10 can be opened in the following ways:<\/p>\n

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  1. Using the WinX Menu<\/li>\n
  2. Using Windows 10 Search<\/li>\n
  3. Using Run box<\/li>\n
  4. Using Command-line<\/li>\n
  5. Using Control Panel<\/li>\n
  6. Using Computer Management<\/li>\n
  7. Using File Explorer<\/li>\n
  8. Windows 11\/10 Settings app<\/li>\n
  9. Task Manager<\/li>\n
  10. Using a Desktop Shortcut.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    We will now learn about all these methods in detail.<\/p>\n

    1] Using the WinX Menu<\/h3>\n

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    You can open the WinX Menu by using the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + X.<\/em> You can also right-click on the Start Menu and then select the option ‘Device Manager’.<\/p>\n

    2] Using Windows 10 Search<\/h3>\n

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    To open the Device Manager using the Search option, click on the ‘Search icon’ or ‘Search box’ next to the Start button. Type in Device Manager<\/em> in the search box and then simply select the option.<\/p>\n

    3] Using Run box<\/h3>\n

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    You can open the Device Manager using the Run box method with the help of any one of the three Run commands- devmgmt.msc<\/code> or control hdwwiz.cpl<\/code> in the open field. Simply press the Windows Key + R.<\/em> Type in any one of the mentioned commands in the Open field and then select OK.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

    4] Using Command-line<\/h3>\n

    Execute one of the following commands in CMD or PowerShell:<\/p>\n

    devmgmt.msc<\/pre>\n
    OR<\/p>\n
    control hdwwiz.cpl<\/pre>\n
    5] Using Control Panel<\/h3>\n
    \"How<\/p>\n
    Open Control Panel<\/a> > Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers > Device Manager.<\/p>\n
    You can also access it using Control Panel’s Icon View<\/p>\n
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    Open Control Panel > All Control Panel Items. To do that, click on the View by drop-down menu, and choose Large icons<\/em> or Small icons<\/em>, depending on your preference. All the Control Panel items will appear. Select the ‘Device Manager’ option.<\/p>\n
    Read<\/strong>: How to use Driver Verifier Manager in Windows<\/a><\/p>\n
    6] Using Computer Management<\/h3>\n
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    Open the Computer Management Tool on your Windows 10 PC.<\/p>\n
    Under System Tools, click on Device Manager to launch it.<\/p>\n
    7] Using File Explorer<\/h3>\n
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