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How to Display Hidden Devices in Windows 10 Device Manager

  199473 Friday, February 2, 2018

1. Introduction
2. How to view Hidden Devices in Windows 10 Device Manager
3. Read also

Introduction:


The Device Manager in Windows 10 lists all the installed devices on your PC. It is by nature of Windows that it does not display all devices in the Device Manager. Some devices are hidden.

There are different classifications of hidden devices. Some are not visible because they have been removed from your computer, but its registry entry is not cleared. However, some devices are available even though they are not displayed in the list.

So, in this article, we will give you the steps that you need to follow to view the hidden devices in the Device Manager in Windows 10.

The Device Manager is the most used tool because, in a few clicks, you can organize your installed devices on your computer, search for devices whose drivers have not been installed or updated for a long time or take a quick shot look to the hidden devices. Another category of hidden devices may be the drivers installed by the software you use for your system. When you choose to see hidden devices in Windows 10, they are displayed in their own category. You have to take a look at the categories correctly to find the added one after activating the hidden devices. Now, let us start with the steps to display the hidden devices in the Device Manager in Windows 10.

How to view hidden devices in Windows 10 Device Manager

1.    Open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager from the displayed options.

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Well, you can also choose another path, Control Panel >> Device Manager.

2.    Using one of the methods above, launch Device Manager on your screen.

3.    Click the View tab of the menu bar and select Show Hidden Devices.

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4.    Now, look closely at the device categories and you can see which ones are hidden.

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Device Manager is used to check the drivers for your computer and allows you to perform many device and driver related tasks. Discover your hidden devices with a single click in Device Manager.

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