device-manager

How do I get the friendly name of a COM port in Windows?

I have a GSM modem connected via USB. The modem creates 2 serial ports. The first is automatically attached to the modem, the second shows in Device Manager as "HUAWEI Mobile Connect - 3G PC UI Interface (COM6)" The second port is used to get vital information from the modem, such as signal quality; to send and receive text messages; ...

Windows device manager and hardware IDs

I'm curious how the windows device manager obtains the hardware IDs for a device, even though no device driver may be loaded for the device yet. Anybody have a clue on how Windows goes on about this? On a related note, I am interested in supporting language localization for the software we are writing; is it possible for a device and/o...

Mobile Device Manager 2008 SP1 With WSUS 3.1 SP2

Can I install MDM 2008 SP1 with WSUS 3.1 SP2? It fails telling me I need WSUS 3.0 SP1 or higher.. but since I have SP2 shouldn't it work? I'm installing on Server 2008 ...

Is there a way to trigger a hardware refresh (aka Device Manager) using .NET?

I don't mind if it's only possible in the latest version of Windows, but I am wondering if there is a way to trigger this using .NET: ...

Link to the Device Manager

Is there a way to add a link to the Device Manager in a WPF application? I mean, a hyperlink that once clicked opens the Device Manager window. Thank you very much. ...

Linux equivalent of Windows Device Manager / DevCon utility?

Hello, I was wondering if there is any Linux equivalent to Windows Device Manager, or the Windows DevCon utility (a command line utility with hardware management functionality). Do drivers even work the same way in Linux? Thanks! R ...