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Viewing Hidden Devices in Windows Device Manager

Hi!

If you are trying to find a device that has been hidden in your Windows Device Manager, for example because you don't have it plugged in at the moment, you might find this little guide handy.

1. Open the command prompt ("Start" => "cmd")
2. Enter

   set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1

3. Then start the Device Manager from the command prompt via

   devmgmt.msc

4. In the Device Manager, click "View" => "Show hidden devices"

I hope this helped 🙂

Thanks for reading!

Source: https://support.microsoft.com/kb/241257