Unknown device in Windows 7 Device Manager: how to recognize it and get it to work

When configuring the "seven" users often encounter that a notification or message appears in the system tray that an unknown device is detected in the device manager of Windows 7. Many users seem to be a certain virus. Maybe so, but in general, the situation is much simpler.

Unknown device in Windows 7 Device Manager: what's this?

To begin with, no Windows system, no matter how its developers want it, can not have in its standard package installation of absolutely all drivers and absolutely for all devices. In other words, we see an unknown device in the device manager of Windows 7, it can only mean that it is present as such in terms of hardware on the computer, but it can not work normally.

And what are these devices? As a rule, these are the most standard USB-media, or simply speaking, flash drives or removable hard disks, as well as MIDI-keyboard without installed drivers. First, file systems may not match when you connect a removable device or even a mobile gadget. Secondly, the computer system can automatically request its formatting.

Okay, if it's really connected to a flash drive. And the fact that the user will find an unknown device in the Windows 7 task manager can have other root causes. As many users consider, the problem consists only in the irrelevance of the drivers. This is not true. Such "smart" experts would like to advise you to apply the standard method of updating the unknown device driver from the system database. Nothing happens after all, and "Winda" writes that the most suitable driver is installed.

You will either have to download the drivers manually, or put an automatic client. One of these is the Driver Booster software package. Note that the third updated version is installed on the computer for free and updates the drivers in automatic mode, not one at a time, as it was in the previous variations, but completely and immediately.

How do I log into Windows 7 Device Manager and what should I do next?

Concerning the login to the service, which allows you to view all devices, whether they work or not, you can mark the universal dispatcher, although not every user knows that you can disable or activate any device in the hardware plan in the BIOS. If the component is disabled, even the system will not see it during configuration.

Nevertheless, we will discuss the question of how to enter this service and why the user sometimes gets an empty Windows 7 device manager. Firstly, you need to use the "Run" menu, and not wander through any control panels and enter the devmgmt.msc command there. , Which in a quick version and gives access to this service.

Here it follows from the menu of the view to choose exactly what is required. If it does not help, you need to use the services system called by the services.msc command.

If nothing is displayed

Now we turn to the most painful issue. And what if the controller does not have any devices at all, although the user knows that they exist and work (or worked until a certain time)?

First, it is worth checking the system for viruses (this is not discussed). Secondly, is it really a USB drive that is not supported by Microsoft or the BIOS boot system.

There really will have to put specific drivers. Incidentally, the owners of the "cool" video cards, as they see it, suffer the most from such situations. In fact, an unknown device in the device manager of Windows 7 (and not only) can be displayed for the simple reason that the system itself is obsolete. Here you just need to enable auto-update. And even if the system update does not always work correctly. Device drivers that are not in the installation directory of the installation "Windows" will simply not be installed.

Therefore, it is recommended to use only "native" drives with drivers or programs like Ultimate Driver Solution or Driver Booster. By the way, the last, the third version is absolutely free and updates drivers not one at a time, as it was provided earlier, but all at once.

What in the end?

Finally it remains to add that the problem that somewhere and somehow an unknown device will be detected or displayed in the Windows 7 task manager is solved at least by simple installation of the appropriate driver, if not from the Windows directory, then from the "native" or the updater - Yes sir.

Naturally, in addition it is necessary to say that it is not worthwhile to update the required drivers developed for any "Windows". Anyway, the system will try to install something from its directory, considering them to be the most correct. On this account, there are many claims. Just try to disable the system update and activate the above program. The difference is colossal.