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Hardware Devices
Windows 7 Administration Training
Instructor: Scott Lowe
In This Lesson:
Using the Device Manager tool
Viewing device information with the System Information Tool
Understanding drivers
Driver installation methods
Managing installed drivers
The Driver Verifier utility
Managing hardware installation policies
Staging drivers with pnputil.exe
Adding device drivers to the driver store
Monitoring USB devices
Scenario
Globomantics has an array of computing needs
There is no single desktop hardware configuration
Marketing: High end graphics adapters
Other users: Mainstream configuration
Make device installation seamless by pre-staging device drivers
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Help users get their work done by making sure that their
necessary hardware devices work well and are well maintained
Understanding Drivers
Device drivers enable communication between the operating
system and hardware devices
Driver facts
Drivers are just software
Not all drivers are created equal
Driver issues are a major support hassle
Drivers can create system instability
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