This post records information about showing non-present devices in Windows 2000 or later, useful for displaying devices that have been previously installed but are currently not plugged in. DM=SET DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1 & Devmgmt.msc
To show devices that aren't currently present:
Other methods of using this include:
Some examples of when this is useful include:
References:
Showing hidden devices in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315539/EN-US/
Showing hidden devices in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241257
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/prork/prdh_dmt_tolm.mspx
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Information regarding Windows Infrastructure, centred mostly around commandline automation and other useful bits of information.
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