How to Decompose XP Device Manager Application Tips

1. Let all devices display
Let's take Windows XP as an example: Click “View →Show hidden devices" in the <;Device Manager" window ;, you will find a few more devices in the list, after comparison, found that there are three hidden devices, they are:
NT Apm/Legacy support ——NT Apm/Legacy Interface Node (Hint: If your Windows XP is powered off after shutdown, it is very likely that NT Apm/Legacy Interface Node is not started, you can try to start it to see if it can solve the problem); storage volume & mdash; & mdash; general volume; non-plug and play driver program.
2. Cleverly hide the optical drive
Click “Start →Run”, type “devmgmt.msc” After you press Enter, you can open “Device Manager”. Then find and expand the "DVD/CD-ROM drive" in the "Device Manager", select the specific drive model you want to hide (if there are more than one), then click “Disable" on the toolbar ; button or select “deactivate” from the right-click menu, a confirmation dialog will pop up, click ““ is” button, after a while you can see that there is a cross in front of the device, indicating the optical drive Has been disabled. At this point, open "My Computer" or Explorer, you will find that the CD-ROM drive letter has disappeared!
Tip: In addition, if your CD-ROM drive is connected to the second IDE interface, then You can hide the CD-ROM drive by disabling the "Secondary IDE channel" method: first find the "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controller" in the "Device Manager" and expand it, then right click on "Secondary IDE channel & rdquo;, select the “ disable & rdquo; command.
3. Let your <;Device Manager>; more powerful
<;Device Manager" is a good helper for us to manage computer devices, in fact, you can make yours through the following simple steps “Device Manager” shows more device details to make it even more powerful.
Click “Start →Run”, type “cmd” and press Enter to open the command prompt window. Enter “set DEVMGR_SHOW_DETAILS=1” Enter, then type “start devmgmt.msc” command and press Enter to start “Device Manager”. Take a closer look at your "Device Manager" and find out what is the difference? Right, there is a "details" tab, which can help you understand the specifics of computer components in more detail. parameter. However, the fly in the ointment is that after closing the "Device Manager", the next time you open it again, the "Details" tab will disappear!