🔧 How to Open Device Manager on Windows 11

✅ Method 1: Using the Start Menu

  1. Right-click the Start button (or press Windows + X).
  2. Click Device Manager from the menu.
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✅ Method 2: Using the Run Dialog

  1. Press Windows + R on your keyboard.
  2. Type: devmgmt.msc
  3. Press Enter or click OK.
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✅ Method 3: Using Windows Search

  1. Click the Start button or press the Windows key.
  2. Type: Device Manager
  3. Click on the Device Manager app from the results.
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✅ Method 4: Using Control Panel

  1. Press Windows + S and type: Control Panel
  2. Click Control Panel
  3. Go to Hardware and Sound > Device Manager
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then:

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🧠 What Is Device Manager?

Device Manager is a built-in Windows tool that lets you view, update, disable, uninstall, and troubleshoot hardware drivers for:

  • Display adapters
  • Network cards
  • Audio devices
  • USB controllers
  • Keyboards and more

âš ī¸ Tips:

  • Yellow triangle = driver problem or missing driver.
  • To update a driver: Right-click device > Update driver
  • To uninstall: Right-click > Uninstall device (use with caution)
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