How to use Win8.1 device manager

  

When using Win8.1 system, there are often some problems that cannot be used by mouse, keyboard, audio, etc. At this time, Win8.1 device manager is involved. If the software-driven problem causes the external device to fail, it can basically be solved in the device manager. So how to use Win8.1 device manager? Let's take a look.

1. Open Win8.1 Device Manager. The quickest way to do it in Win8.1 is to right-click on the “Start button” and select “Device Manager” directly.
Device Manager Portal

2. In the Device Manager window, we can see all the devices currently connected to the computer, including brand, model and so on. If there is a device that is not recognized, a yellow question mark will appear. In general, the device will be difficult to operate normally.
Device Manager

3, most of the time this is a problem with the driver, so we just double-click it will appear the driver installation wizard, the driver can basically solve the problem. The driver can choose to search online, or you can download the specified path locally.

4, finally talk about the device properties, double-click the specific device to pop up the property interface. The regular label shows the most basic device information, and the device is already running normally. The driver tag is more important, the update and uninstall drivers are all here. Another useful feature is the power label, where you can configure the power plan for that device.
Device Properties

The above is the tutorial for using Win8.1 Device Manager. Simply put, Device Manager is the device driver.

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