Device Manager

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    External hard disk not detected

    Hi Guyz, I have the external hardisk(Transcend) of 1TB. Recently when i plug it into my laptop USB port the hard disk is not detected ,ie its not showinng up in my computer ,its not in disk management. In device manager , other than that the hdd is not detected and also the led on hdd does not...
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    Headset pops before and after sound

    My previous headset broke, but since it was a good one, I bought the same one again with the RMA money. On this headset, there's a weird issue where every time before, and after a sound plays, there is a pop. I have tried reinstalling the drivers (trough device manager, might not be the right...
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    Can't picture out anything on garbled laptop display

    I cannot picture out anything on my laptop screen after selecting 'microsoft basic display adapter' to update driver software of display adapter from the device manager. I did this as I was trying to fix my issue with brightness control (cannot decrease nor increase it). After I select that...
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    Does PC read splitter connected headphones as different outputs?

    Hello ;) I was just wondering if PC was reading 3.5mm Y splitter connected headphones (or speakers, a.k.a any audio device) as different outputs, like in device manager? thanks in advance <3 <3 <3
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    MY WIRELESS HAS A x OVER IT I TRIED EVERYTHING GOING INTO DEVICE MANAGER UPDATING DIDN'T WORK AND IT'S HIDDEN IN DEVICE MANAGE

    OVER IT I TRIED EVERYTHING GOING INTO DEVICE MANAGER UPDATING DIDN'T WORK AND IT'S HIDDEN IN DEVICE MANAGE AND ITS SAYS CODE 45 WHEN I CLICK SHOW HIDDEN DEVICES AND LOOK ON IT
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    Nvidia 755M not working on Lenovo Y410P?

    My Nvidia 755M card has been giving me an error 43 in the device manager every time I enable it. I am running Windows 10 and my model is Lenovo Y410p. I have looked in other forums for help and they suggested that I reinstall the driver in safe mode, update the driver, update the bios and...
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    How do I see if my laptop supports a stylus? Wacom?

    Is there any system setting or something in Device Manager that tells me if my touchscreen laptop supports a pressure sensitive stylus? Basically if its Wacom or not. My laptop: ASUS Q524uQ
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    Window 10 - Black Screen with Grey Flickering at startup.

    So here's how it all went down... This morning when I open the device manager, I saw that the display adapter, Intel HD Graphics 4000 had a yellow exclamation mark on it. When I clicked it, it saids Window had stopped the device from working(code 43). I fixed this problem yesterday with no...
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    External Hard Drive not detected

    My Seagate 1TB Hard Drive can't be detected on my laptop. When I go into Device Manager, it shows a USB attached SCSI (UAS) Mass Storage Device Error. I've tried uninstalling it, and I've also tried to update it using the Mass Storage Device driver that was on the list. But when I tried to, it...
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    Why is my numeric keypad not working on my desktop computer?

    I am using a Microsoft Comfort Curve wired keyboard with a desktop computer running Windows 10. The number keypad was working fine until today, but isn't now. Clicking the NumLock key doesn't make a difference. The Ease of Access Center fix suggested elsewhere doesn't seem to help. Going...
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    Lenovo Y40 Graphics help

    I cannot switch to my R9M275 in my Lenovo Y40 because it will no show up in device manager or in the AMD auto detect software, i have been trying to solving this problen for 2 years and cannot fix it. I have even gone into the BIOS and find nothing. PLEASE HELP!
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    Brand New Network Adapter Not Appearing in Device Manager

    I've got an Acer Aspire V Nitro (model Aspire VN7-591G) that's always had increasingly worse wireless network adapter issues to the point where the adapter just doesn't show up under Device Manager at all (even after showing all hidden devices), and I can't connect to the internet, which is a...
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    Plugged in - Not charging help?

    Alright, so a few days ago my laptop decided to be a butthole and do this thing where it's plugged in but it says, plugged in not charging. I've done different outlets and everything but that's not fixing it. I went into device manager - batteries - and uninstalled that one thing, but it's still...
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    670m Not Working or Showing Up in Device Manager

    I have a Toshiba Qosmio with a 670m, and up until recently, I've been experiencing some real issues with my GPU. In device manager, under the display adapters category, the only available option is Intel HD Graphics 4000. When I click on show hidden devices, the 670m shows up. However, when I...
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    Asus x551m two finger scroll not working

    Ssus x551m two finger scroll is not working. I've been to device manager mice and other pointing services and it says its up to date. I'm not sure whats going on
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    Lenovo B570e Bluetooth Not Working

    Hi I have a Lenovo B570e laptop and the Bluetooth component is not working (i.e it's not showing in the Device Manager). I opened the back cover and i think this is the WiFi/Bluetooth Module (I'm not sure): http://img.techpowerup.org/160601/img-20160601-111323.jpg Is there anything i can do?
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    My Nvidia 740M doesn't appear on the Device Manager or on the Bios (Laptop)

    Hi all! I have a problem with my laptop's gpu. My Nvidia 740M doesn't appear on the Device Manager. It just shows the integrated gpu Intel HD Graphics 4000. I've also checked on the BIOS setup but I couldn't neather found it there. I downgraded from Win10 to Win7 trying to test if it was a...
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    5/2/2016 BLUE YETI PROBLEMS - DAMSEL IN DISTRESS!! I'm a Voiceover pro, have no expertise in sound engineering or computer t

    BLUE YETI PROBLEMS - DAMSEL IN DISTRESS!! I'm a Voiceover pro, have no expertise in sound engineering or computer technology, but can follow directions and have fixed a number of issues by reading and implementing solutions suggested on YouTube, forums, and Windows 10 troubleshooting videos...
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    Can't find Webcam

    hi! my laptop DELL e5440 is not detecting its webcam. i can't even find it on the device manager. my children used it before. please help. thanks.
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    No sound through the hdmi/tv connection

    I have done all troubleshooting options. My computer says everything is working properly in device manager and "playback" sound options. When I try and test the sound, a window pops up that says "the device is currently being used by another application. Please close any devices that are playing...
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    Laptop Built-in Cam not working

    Hi, my built in, laptop webcam suddenly doesn't work when using skype or any other video program?! i checked under Control Panel-device manager-imaging devices and it says it's working properly. i uninstalled, restarted and it reinstalled the driver again but still the cam won't come on? Please...
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    I have Samsung NP350V5C and I can't find imaging driver in device manager... give me some suggestions how it can be fixed????

    plz im fed up of searching solutions for the imaging devices... can someone tell me how to fix it!!!!
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    Nvidia graphic card missing

    so after first forum From DDU it delete my nvidia in device manager and i can't even update the card the i try older patch and lastest patch it just say could not find a compatible hardware it completely gone anyway i could do i'm so nervous
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    How do I get to 'Device Manager'?

    Where is the device manager? Have no clue what I am doing can you plz tell me one step by one step to help me out. I am not really good with computers and have no clue what I am doing.
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    Webcam ON NB INSYS (LAPTOP)

    I had my webcam working in my laptop but in one day it just stopped, i can't find it on my device manager. HELP??!?!?!
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    where is the device manager in emachines E725?

    i want to enable scrolling in my laptop
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    Nvidia Geforce 710M not detected by Windows 7 64-bit

    I've been having a problem with the USB drives and so I decided to download a driver from Intel's official website. https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/20775/Desktop-Chipset-Device-Software-INF-Update-Utility- The problem was fixed partially but now my Nvidia GPU is no longer recognized...
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    PCI device (Code 28)

    Hello i dont know why but i have this PCI device unknown driver in my device manager. it is weird because when i found the correct driver from gigabyte and installed it, it was totally fine but then when i restarted my laptop, it showed up again. i cant update the driver either. anyone know how...
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    Windows Applications always not responding...

    So I'm trying to update my drivers through device manager and clicking the update driver button causes it to not respond, closing a word document/sticky note causes the not responding message and just slows down my computer to the point where I have to restart it. Opening the file explorer...
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    Toshiba Satellite disk drive doesn't show up, but device manager says everything is working fine

    The disk drive on by Toshiba Satellite P770 (running windows 10 64-bit) won't show up in "my computer," and when I insert a disk it spins for about 10 seconds and then stops. Auto-run doesn't pop up, and it still won't appear on "my computer" with a disk in. I've gone into device manager and it...
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    Blue Snowball mic not showing up anywhere

    Hi there, My brand new Blue Snowball microphone just arrived and I'm trying to set it up but my PC does not seem to recognize it. I plugged it in and the red LED light turned on but the mic isn't showing up in recording devices, nor is it showing up anywhere in Device Manager. More info: -...
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    Drop my laptop and Graphic Card isn't working properly

    I'm trying to fix my laptop ( Dell Inspiron 7000 Pandora ) after I drop it at my home, I coundn't use my Nvidia GTX850M after that. So I check my Device Manager and I saw that My graphic card wasn't working properly ( Pic below ) Do you guys have any suggestion about how to fix it ...
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    uninstalled my touch screen driver

    I uninstalled my touch screen driver, hoping it will reinstall from a reboot, boy was i wrong, i just did it in a haste. Now it wont pop up in device manager and the site doesnt have anydrivers for it. Does anyone know how to get it back My laptop is an Acer Apsire V3-572PG 15" Touch
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    Deleted Display adapter Geforce GTX 960M graphic card from device manager, how to reinstall it? (Check for hardware changes di

    Deleted Display adapter Geforce GTX 960M graphic card from device manager, how to reinstall it? (Check for hardware changes did not work for me) , NIVIDIA Geforce cannot detect that i have a NVIDIA GPU, so installing the most recent driver does not work as they cant detect my GPU. Its a lenovo...
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    Turtle Beach Z22 not installing drivers

    Hi all, I recently build my new gaming pc and my turtle beach z22 headset wont install the drivers to function the mic, i can hear through the headset fine but the PC does not pick up the mic(I'm assuming its drivers as there is a caution symbol beside it in device manager) I have tried to...
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    Nvidia card not showing in Device Manager, Gpu not detected.

    I Recently bought Assassins Creed Syndicate on my PC. It wouldnt launch without crashing my computer, so two days ago i downgraded to nvidia 359.00 which is designed for assassins creed syndicate. Now the crashing has started again. I ran the driver installer but it said "gpu could not be...
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    I'm having two devices under display adapters in device manager!

    So recently, i formatted my computer and now installed win xp. and now i'm experiencing BSOD. After some time tinkering, i found that the BSOD was caused due to my graphics driver. when i went into device manager, i found that under my display adapters i found two drivers of the same device...
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    Device manager wont detect Nvidi geforce 820m

    I have Lenovo B5030, I installed windows 10, I updated all drivers except the NVidia. When I try to install it it says no NVidia hardware is found. Device manager detects only intel hd. I tried reinstalling the windows, it didn't help. Please help me
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    USB Root Hubs not showing in device manager

    Hey guys I have a Dell Inspiron 3521 (Windows 8.1), whose USB ports suddenly stopped working. The USB Root Hub showed a yellow exclamation mark next to it in device manager, so I tried uninstalling them and restarting the laptop to no avail. It now shows 3 Unknown devices and no USB Root Hubs...
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    Del Inspiron 5555 Laptop Keyboard Stopped Working (Seeking Help)

    Updated! Previously, a friend had a monthish old laptop with Windows 10 already installed, and their keyboard abruptly quit one day (up to and including no light when the caps lock button was pressed). It started working again out of the blue, and I thought all was well. But now half of their...
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    Graphics card not working in BF4 , written wrong on device manager .

    Some months ago I had a problem after trying to upgrade my AMD 7650m VGA where the graphics card wasn`t detected at all ( the intel one was fine ) after the driver update . After trying to fix the problem with failure I hired an IT specialist to reinstall a fresh version of windows with correct...
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    Device not migrated.

    Windows 10. Lenovo Thinkpad R500. MATSHITA DVD/CDRW UJDA782 optical drive. Drive will read DVD's but not write to or burn them. Drive will not recognize two types of blank DVD's. Lenovo diagnostics says drive "is busy." Device Manager says "device is not migrated." Uninstalling and...
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    Logitech G35 - Unknown USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed) - Help!

    Hello, I have been having the same problem my headset for the past month or so now and found no solution nor reason as to why it's actually happening. I've owned and used the Logitech G35 headset now for 2 years nearly and only recently began having this problem. When I use my headset on my...
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    Alienware GFX problem

    Dedicated Card: GTX 750m Hello I have an Alienware 14 and I am having an odd problem the integrated and the dedicated video cards are showing in the device manager when I I press FN+F7 which is suppose to switch between dedicated and integrated it says it is Automatically set for optimization...
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    WD Elements won't show up

    hey guys i have the WD (1TB) external hard disk ,, when i first bought it it worked and everything was fine but now it doesn't show up on my computer list ,, it shows up on the device manager list but it doesn't else where ,, btw it works on my brothers laptop and there's nothing wrong with the...
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    help with graphics driver

    hello, i have been googling and lookng at other suggestions to fix this but cant seem to find anyone with the same problem as me. Basically what had happened was I went to update the graphics driver on my computer, and after doing so it would only start in safe mode and in the device manager it...
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    Disabled in Device Manager Broken screen

    HP 2000 model TPN1107 Broken screen <<<<< Laptop Disabled display adapter from device manager intelrHDgraphics on accident and now it won't display to an external display Any suggestions
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    Elan touchpad issue

    I have the same issue about the touch pad but the Elan has disappeared from the device manager listing. about 2 months ago my whole computer went nuts with issues with the network adaptors, they too disappeared from the device manager, I could never fix, I now use a USB wireless adaptor. with...
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    Laptop USB ports not working???

    HP Pavilion TS 15 n044nr Windows 8.1 All 3 usb port will not work when I insert my flash drive or external hard drive. I would get a yellow triangle by the device I inserted in Device Manager. The weird thing is that my usb mouse works and in BIOS it can see it but when it gets to Windows it...
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    How to disable the keyboard of the laptop?

    Hi guys ! I would like to ask about how to completely disable the laptop keyboard ! Mine has broken and I want to disable it to plug in another external keyboard to use ! I tried delete the driver of the laptop keyboard in the Device Manager but it didn't work ! Thanks in advance !
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    I have a VAIO VPSSB18GG laptop. Device manager shows my BT mouse but it doesn't work. Just stopped suddenly. All drivers are i

    I am using a Logitech lazer mouse. also cannot connect my iPhone although it is visible in Devices and Printers [Moderator edit: OS = Windows 7]
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    Turtle Beach Z22 not working with USB 3.0

    I'm having an issue with a Turtle Beach Z22 headset not working with my USB 3.0, as it only works on the USB 2.0 ports on my laptop. The problem is that my 3.0 port is the only USB on the left side of the laptop next to the audio jack, while the 2.0 ports are both on the right side. Is there...
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    Battery not charging with Replacement AC Adapter.

    Hi there. My Dell Studio 1555 adapter had issues so I bought a replacement offered to me at the store. I can turn my computer on, but the battery is stuck on "5% available (plugged in, not charging)" I tried removing battery, uninstalling it in Device Manager, then putting it in again, but to...
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    GPU Doesn't Show up & is not listed under Display in device manager

    Hello all. yesterday i bought a new Asus G551JW, After installing my windows, i tried to install my nVidia GPU (GTX 960m) but it it says that it "cannot find compatible hardware". and i checked device manager but under Display it only show my Intel HD GPU (HD 4600). i tried other windows too...
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    HP envy k214nx vga confusing

    I bought hp envy k214nx laptop. Wierd enough, i found under display in device manager both intel hd 5500 and nvidia gtx 850m dxdiag lists Intel HD 5500 under display tab, steam detects the intel hd 5500 but the nvidia software is intalled and working fine and updates regularly. how's that...
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    Crossfire help msi hawk r9 270x xfx r9 270x

    My mobo is crossfire ready, in device manager seperatly i see each. When both are in it says r9 200 series, and catalyst has no option for it. I am nearly certain i have the latest drivers. I need advice please
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    Computer Crashes On Game Start

    My Laptop, a Sager NP9150 with a Radeon 7970m keeps crashing when I start a game, or soon after the game starts. I've tried it with multiple games and it happens, not all the time, but most of the time. I dont think my cards are bad, I checked device manager and everything is working properly...
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    Android device manager shows phones that I never owned.

    It shows phones like galaxy s5 droid 4 and note 3 on my device manager I never even owned any of those phones I change my Google password every other month. I don't know why its showing those devices.
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    I accidentally deleted my NVIDIA driver from my device manager

    Hi, I hope you can help me, I accidentally deleted my nvidia driver from my device manager. I managed to find the file, and extracted it, and it said it was reinstalling, then said that it was not compatible with my laptop. I don't understand, this was my original device manager. I also tried...
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    Hi, I hope you can help me, I accidentally deleted my nvidia driver from my device manager.

    Hi, I hope you can help me, I accidentally deleted my nvidia driver from my device manager. I managed to find the file, and extracted it, and it said it was reinstalling, then said that it was not compatible with my laptop. I don't understand, this was my original device manager. I also tried...