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* Expand the Network Adapters tree. | * Expand the Network Adapters tree. | ||
* Right-click the dimmed network adapter, and then click Uninstall. | * Right-click the dimmed network adapter, and then click Uninstall. | ||
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set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1 | |||
DEVMGMT.MSC | |||
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<br>Microsoft Article [http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;269155 269155] | <br>Microsoft Article [http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;269155 269155] | ||
[[Category : Windows]] | [[Category : Windows]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:03, 11 June 2010
Removing a device from your computer does not remove the device driver from Windows. If you even want to remove a device from windows that has been physcially removed from the computer then you can do so by:
- Click Start, click Run, type cmd.exe, and then press ENTER.
- Type set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1, and then press ENTER.
- Type Start DEVMGMT.MSC, and then press ENTER.
- Click View, and then click Show Hidden Devices.
- Expand the Network Adapters tree.
- Right-click the dimmed network adapter, and then click Uninstall.
set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1 DEVMGMT.MSC
Microsoft Article 269155
