Hiding Devices in Device Manager


  1. usingh066397
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    Hiding Devices in Device Manager


    I'm looking to hide a few devices in Device Manager so that they stop showing up in 'Devices & Printers'. How do I hide these devices? (I am not trying to remove the devices, simply hide them) I am currently using Windows 10 Pro version 10.0.19042 Build 19042
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  3. LMiller7
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    I don't believe this is possible. A device driver developer can hide their device from device manager but this ability is not available to the user.
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  4. Steve C
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    usingh066397 said:
    I'm looking to hide a few devices in Device Manager so that they stop showing up in 'Devices & Printers'. How do I hide these devices? (I am not trying to remove the devices, simply hide them) I am currently using Windows 10 Pro version 10.0.19042 Build 19042
    Have you tried right clicking on the device in Device Manager and selecting Disable Device?
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