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The Windows machine Manager is an important troubleshooting tool.
Note that some hardware devices don’t appear in this list by default.
you could view them by clicking View and selecting Show hidden devices.
Windows does not display certain types of hidden devices, even when you activate the Show hidden devices option.
First, open a Command Prompt window.
you’re free to use this trick toremove drivers associated with your old, disconnected hardware.
Right-poke the unit and select Properties to view more information about the problem.
The problem could be a driver issue, a system resource conflict, or something else.
Disable a unit
Let’s say you want to disable a unit completely.
Whatever your reason, you could disable individual hardware devices from the equipment Manager.
These beeps come from the speaker on your gear’s motherboard.
To disable them, tap the View menu and select Show hidden devices.
Expand the Non-Plug and Play Drivers section, right-poke the Beep driver, and select Properties.
poke the Driver tab and set the Startup key in to Disabled.
You won’t hear beeps from within Windows anymore.
This setting just affects Windows, so you may hear a beep while booting up.
This is a troubleshooting feature that allows your motherboard to beep at you if problems occur.
However, you shouldn’t need to look at most of the information or options here.
The prefs that matter most for troubleshooting are the Driver prefs.
After right-clicking a gear and selecting Properties, nudge the Driver tab.
You’ll find information about the currently installed driver and buttons for controlling it.
The above information should cover just about everything you would want to do with the Windows gadget Manager.
