This new Windows 10 update will make system maintenance less of a chore
Currently available in the Dev channel, the new views are likely to land in the Windows 10 Sun Valley update
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TheWindows 10Device Manager is getting a very handy update that’ll make it easier to view and manage device drivers.
In addition to the standard view, the Device Manager in the latestWindows 10Insider Preview build in the Dev channel, now supports multiple views to present the device and driver information in several useful ways.
Thanks to the different views, users can view the Device Manager information in several different ways and can uninstall a specific driver by bringing up a list of devices that are using it.
Different views
When uninstalling a device, the Device Manager in the build warns users that theoperating systemmay not uninstall a driver if other devices use it.
To work around this, it suggests users to change to the ‘Devices by driver’ view that lists the driver files along with the devices that use them. This makes it easier to spot the devices that are using a particular driver, giving users the option to uninstall each one of them to completely remove the associated driver.
According to reports,Microsofthas also added a ‘Drivers by type’ view that groups drivers by the type of device they power, as well as a ‘Drivers by device’ view that will ask the Device Manager to display the driver beneath the device that’s using it.
This new feature will likely make landfall in theWindows 10 Sun Valley updatethat’s scheduled for arrival in Fall 2021.
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With almost two decades of writing and reporting on Linux, Mayank Sharma would like everyone to think he’sTechRadar Pro’sexpert on the topic. Of course, he’s just as interested in other computing topics, particularly cybersecurity, cloud, containers, and coding.
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