
While the ability to quickly see all of your hardware is great, this is only a fraction of what the Device Manager is used for. The hidden devices will now be visible in a new category that’s called Non-Plug and Play Drivers. Generally, you won’t really have to deal with these ones. Some low-level devices will be unlisted and you can see them by clicking on View and then selecting Show hidden devices. Since the Device Manager provides information about your external and internal hardware, this is a great way to easily see your computer’s specs and the model versions of your hardware. Expanding the categories will display all of the installed hardware that fits into that group. If this is your first time using it, then we’ll guide you through all the functionality that it provides.īy default, the Device Manager is an application that displays a list of all your currently installed hardware and groups it into logical categories.

If you’ve used the Device Manager in previous version of Windows, then you will feel right at home since it hasn’t changed much.

How to Use the Device Manager in Windows 10
