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Resolved Need a shortcut for Device Manager

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by robls99, 2015/01/03.

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    Does anyone have a desktop shortcut for Device Manager in Win7?
     
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    Open Control Panel, right-click on Device Manager, click on Create shortcut. A Device Manager icon then appears on your laptop.

    Does that do what you want?
     
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    Thank you both for the prompt reply.

    Bobbo,

    My Control Panel for Win7 doesn't show Device Manager and there is no right clicking/Create shortcut on the CP that I know.



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    Thanks for letting me know. :)
     
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    Rob, if you're still around. You don't have your system specs posted, but I'm curious why your Control Panel display doesn't show Device Manager in the listing. My Win7 system is a pretty standard one -- Home Premium with SP1. In my Control Panel, Device Manager is in the correct alphabetical order, and a right-click on it does offer a Create shortcut option. I checked before I originally submitted my post and again after you replied, and both times I was able to get a Device Manager icon to appear on my desktop. Is your Win7 version that different from mine? Anyone else care to chip on?
     
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    My Win 7 Pro with SP1 has Device Manager and I can create a shortcut.
     
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    Could the view be set to category and not large or small icons view. I find it easier to locate what I'm looking for using small icons view.
     
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    lj50 and all,

    My bad!

    My Win7-x64 Pro was set on category and I never noticed the "View by." at the top right.

    I've only had my Win7 a short while and obviously still learning things.
    I'll enter my PC specs.

    Thanks for your persistence everyone, that really helps.
     
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    Glad you got fixed.
     
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