As refered to by Microsoft: DevCon (Devcon.exe) is included when you install the WDK, Visual Studio, and the Windows SDK for desktop apps. But these programs take hundreds of MBs, and I don't...

devcon.exe install hidriver.inf root\hidriver works on win10 and win8.1, but has a small issue on win7. On win7 children device classes are not detected automatically, so I end up with two child unknown devices.

Nov 20, 2024 · Devcon is the name for the Windows Device Console. It is available since Windows 2000 and called to get detailed information about devices from the command line. With the program Devcon.exe, you can enable, disable, install, configure, and remove devices. Use this tag for all questions regarding the previously mentioned functions.

Wondered if it is possible to use DevCon to restart a display device as a stop-gap solution to artifacts left over from a graphics card malfunction? In particular it leaves my cursor very un-user-

Nov 30, 2017 · However, running this (from command line, in folder where devcon.exe is located) as a regular user which is actually "an Administrator" doesn't produce any errors in the command prompt, but it also doesn't disable the card - it doesn't look like disabled in Device Manager and the card is still visible and usable in some other programs/tools.

Jun 27, 2019 · Reading the microsoft doc online, would seem tat devcon.exe is the way to go. I installed the appropriate (x64) windows kits package and i'm able to use devcon.exe to find devices, remove devices, add devices, get their status etc.. When it comes to run a "devcon disable" on my particular device, devcon says the device does not exist.

Feb 17, 2016 · I did a google search and found tools like devcon and devmanview but they are only useful to disable/enable the device not the device driver. What I want to do is be able to disable/enable a particular device driver via command line.

Feb 11, 2020 · The functionality provided by Windows devcon is covered by various facilties and commands in Linux. The "plug and play" manager of Linux is usually udev. udev is responsible for recognizing hardware changes, (possibly) autoloading modules, and creating nodes in /dev if needed. If you wish to do something such as simulate a USB device removal under Linux …

May 26, 2012 · I have a device that I often enable and disable using the Device Manager. I'd like to write a script to do this programmatically (that is, using the command line). I saw a program called devcon that works for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, but I need one that works for Windows 7. Is there one freely available?

Aug 4, 2009 · Re: Best Devcon for Bedding? Man you just opened a big can of worms. I was discussing this with a rocket scientist (yes an actual RS) who is getting into benchrest. He also pointed out the need for the action, base, rings and scope tube to be of similiar materials to avoid thermal compresion or stress as the action heats and cools. I should have walked away before …