The creators of this tool also warn that you be careful with the Microsoft MEDIA class devices. Hence, in order to delete them, you need to use the Windows Device Manager.
That’s because they cannot be automatically reinstalled.
The non-PnP devices and ‘soft’ devices are not listed in by the Device Cleanup tool. It’s like a shortcut to the Windows device manager. When you click on ‘Show Windows Device Manager’ the built-in Device Manager opens up. When you click on File, you can see functions such as Refresh (F5), Create System Restore Point, Show Windows Device Manager, and Exit. There are three tabs in the toolbar of the Device Cleanup tool – File, Devices, and Help. In case the device is again attached, it will be detected as a new device, the next time you use the tool. However, on most Windows, the time is set when the device gets active hence, for such systems, the ‘last used’ time is relevant.įrom the list generated by the Device Cleanup tool, you can select one, multiple, or all devices and delete them together. On some Windows PCs, this time is calculated as per the startup hence the devices on these PCs will have the same age. The ‘last used’ time comes from the Write time of the device’s registry key under: That means, usually, they have the problem code 45, which is:ĬM_PROB_PHANTOM, The device currently exists only in the registry. You can see in the image the last used days such as 36 days, 59 days, etc.Īs mentioned in the tool’s Help file, all those devices listed by the Device Cleanup tool are currently ‘Not present’. You will see the device name, its class, and the number of days from the day when the device was last used. The tool immediately lists down the non-present devices on your PC. exe file that is suitable for your system. Upon extracting the zip folder, you will see two versions of the Device Cleanup Tool one for 32-bit and another for 64-bit PCs. Simply download the zip file from the Uwe Sieber website. Using the Device Cleanup Tool is very easy.
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