Device Console Help: DEVCON.EXE [-r] [-m:\\<machine>] <command> [<arg>...] -r Reboots the system only when a restart or reboot is required. <machine> Specifies a remote computer. <command> Specifies a Devcon command (see command list below). <arg>... One or more arguments that modify a command. For help with a specific command, type: DEVCON.EXE help <command> classfilter Add, delete, and reorder class filters. classes List all device setup classes. disable Disable devices. driverfiles List installed driver files for devices. drivernodes List driver nodes of devices. enable Enable devices. find Find devices. findall Find devices, including those that are not currently attached. help Display Devcon help. hwids List hardware IDs of devices. install Install a device manually. listclass List all devices in a setup class. reboot Reboot the local computer. remove Remove devices. rescan Scan for new hardware. resources List hardware resources for devices. restart Restart devices. sethwid Modify Hardware ID's of listed root-enumerated devices. stack List expected driver stack for devices. status List running status of devices. update Update a device manually. updateni Manually update a device (non interactive). dp_add Adds (installs) a third-party (OEM) driver package. dp_delete Deletes a third-party (OEM) driver package. dp_enum Lists the third-party (OEM) driver packages installed on this machine.
Type DEVCON help command on the command line for detailed help on command.
Devcon Classes Command Lists all device setup classes. Valid on local and remote computers. DEVCON.EXE [-m:\\<machine>] classes <machine> Specifies a remote computer. Class entries have the format <name>: <descr> where <name> is the class name and <descr> is the class description.
Devcon Classfilter Command
Lists, adds, deletes, and reorders upper and lower filter drivers for a device
setup class. Changes do not take effect until the affected devices are restarted
or the machine is rebooted.
DEVCON.EXE classfilter [-r] <class> {upper | lower} [<operator><filter> [<operator><filter>...]]
<class> Specifies a device setup class.
<operator> Specifies an operation (listed below).
<filter> Specifies a class filter driver.
upper Identifies an upper filter driver.
lower Identifies a lower filter driver.
To list the upper/lower filter drivers for a class,
type: devcon classfilter <class> {upper | lower}
The Devcon classfilter command uses subcommands, which consist of an
operator (=, @, -, +, !) and a filter driver name.
The Devcon classfilter command uses a virtual cursor to move through
the list of filter drivers. The cursor starts at the beginning of the
list (before the first filter). Unless returned to the starting position,
the cursor always moves forward.
Operators
= Move the cursor to the beginning of the filter driver list (before the
first filter driver).
@ Position the cursor on the next instance of the specified filter.
- Add before. Insert the specified filter before the filter on which the cursor
is positioned. If the cursor is not positioned on a filter, insert the
new filter at the beginning of the list. When the subcommand completes, the
cursor is positioned on the newly-added filter.
+ Add after. Insert the specified filter after the filter on which the cursor
is positioned. If the cursor is not positioned on a filter, Devcon inserts the
new filter at the end of the list. When the subcommand completes, the cursor
cursor is positioned on the newly-added filter.
! Deletes the next occurrence of the specified filter. When the subcommand
completes, the cursor occupies the position of the deleted filter.
Subsequent - or + subcommands insert a new filter at the cursor position.
Examples:
If the upper filters for setup class "foo" are A,B,C,B,D,B,E:
DEVCON.EXE classfilter foo upper @D !B - deletes the third 'B'.
DEVCON.EXE classfilter foo upper !B !B !B - deletes all three instances of 'B'.
DEVCON.EXE classfilter foo upper =!B =!A - deletes the first 'B' and the first 'A'.
DEVCON.EXE classfilter foo upper !C +CC - replaces 'C' with 'CC'.
DEVCON.EXE classfilter foo upper @D -CC - inserts 'CC' before 'D'.
DEVCON.EXE classfilter foo upper @D +CC - inserts 'CC' after 'D'.
DEVCON.EXE classfilter foo upper -CC - inserts 'CC' before 'A'.
DEVCON.EXE classfilter foo upper +CC - inserts 'CC' after 'E'.
DEVCON.EXE classfilter foo upper @D +X +Y - inserts 'X' after 'D' and 'Y' after 'X'.
DEVCON.EXE classfilter foo upper @D -X -Y - inserts 'X' before 'D' and 'Y' before 'X'.
DEVCON.EXE classfilter foo upper @D -X +Y - inserts 'X' before 'D' and 'Y' between 'X' and 'D'.
Devcon Disable Command
Disables devices with the specified hardware or instance ID.
Valid only on the local computer. (To reboot when necesary, Include -r .)
DEVCON.EXE [-r] disable <id> [<id>...]
DEVCON.EXE [-r] disable =<class> [<id>...]
-r Reboots the system only when a restart or reboot is required.
<class> Specifies a device setup class.
Examples of <id>:
* - All devices
ISAPNP\PNP0501 - Hardware ID
*PNP* - Hardware ID with wildcards (* matches anything)
@ISAPNP\*\* - Instance ID with wildcards (@ prefixes instance ID)
'*PNP0501 - Hardware ID with apostrophe (' prefixes literal match - matches exactly as typed,
including the asterisk.)
DEVCON.EXE dp_add <inf> Adds (installs) a third-party (OEM) driver package. This command will only work on the local machine. <inf> is a full path to the INF of the Driver Package that will be installed on this machine.
DEVCON.EXE [-f] dp_delete <inf> Deletes a third-party (OEM) driver package. This command will only work on the local machine. [-f] will force delete the driver package, even if it is in use by a device. <inf> is the name of a published INF on the local machine. This is the value returned from dp_add and dp_enum.
DEVCON.EXE dp_enum Lists the third-party (OEM) driver packages installed on this machine. This command will only work on the local machine. Values returned from dp_enum can be sent to dp_delete to be removed from the machine.
Devcon Driverfiles Command
List installed driver files for devices with the specified hardware or
instance ID. Valid only on the local computer.
DEVCON.EXE driverfiles <id> [<id>...]
DEVCON.EXE driverfiles =<class> [<id>...]
<class> Specifies a device setup class.
Examples of <id>:
* - All devices
ISAPNP\PNP0501 - Hardware ID
*PNP* - Hardware ID with wildcards (* matches anything)
@ISAPNP\*\* - Instance ID with wildcards (@ prefixes instance ID)
'*PNP0501 - Hardware ID with apostrophe (' prefixes literal match - matches exactly as typed,
including the asterisk.)
Devcon Drivernodes Command
Lists driver nodes for devices with the specified hardware or instance ID.
Valid only on the local computer.
DEVCON.EXE drivernodes <id> [<id>...]
DEVCON.EXE drivernodes =<class> [<id>...]
<class> Specifies a device setup class.
Examples of <id>:
* - All devices
ISAPNP\PNP0501 - Hardware ID
*PNP* - Hardware ID with wildcards (* matches anything)
@ISAPNP\*\* - Instance ID with wildcards (@ prefixes instance ID)
'*PNP0501 - Hardware ID with apostrophe (' prefixes literal match - matches exactly as typed,
including the asterisk.)
Devcon Enable Command
Enables devices with the specified hardware or instance ID. Valid only on
the local computer. (To reboot when necessary, include -r.)
DEVCON.EXE [-r] enable <id> [<id>...]
DEVCON.EXE [-r] enable =<class> [<id>...]
-r Reboots the system only when a restart or reboot is required.
<class> Specifies a device setup class.
Examples of <id>:
* - All devices
ISAPNP\PNP0501 - Hardware ID
*PNP* - Hardware ID with wildcards (* matches anything)
@ISAPNP\*\* - Instance ID with wildcards (@ prefixes instance ID)
'*PNP0501 - Hardware ID with apostrophe (' prefixes literal match - matches exactly as typed,
including the asterisk.)
Devcon Find Command
Finds devices with the specified hardware or instance ID. Valid on local and remote computers.
DEVCON.EXE [-m:\\<machine>] find <id> [<id>...]
DEVCON.EXE [-m:\\<machine>] find =<class> [<id>...]
<machine> Specifies a remote computer.
<class> Specifies a device setup class.
Examples of <id>:
* - All devices
ISAPNP\PNP0501 - Hardware ID
*PNP* - Hardware ID with wildcards (* matches anything)
@ISAPNP\*\* - Instance ID with wildcards (@ prefixes instance ID)
'*PNP0501 - Hardware ID with apostrophe (' prefixes literal match - matches exactly as typed,
including the asterisk.)
Device entries have the format <instance>: <descr>
where <instance> is the unique instance of the device and <descr> is the device description.
Devcon Findall Command
Finds devices with the specified hardware or instance ID, including devices
that are not currently attached. Valid on local and remote computers.
DEVCON.EXE [-m:\\<machine>] findall <id> [<id>...]
DEVCON.EXE [-m:\\<machine>] findall =<class> [<id>...]
<machine> Specifies a remote computer.
<class> Specifies a device setup class.
Examples of <id>:
* - All devices
ISAPNP\PNP0501 - Hardware ID
*PNP* - Hardware ID with wildcards (* matches anything)
@ISAPNP\*\* - Instance ID with wildcards (@ prefixes instance ID)
'*PNP0501 - Hardware ID with apostrophe (' prefixes literal match - matches exactly as typed,
including the asterisk.)
Device entries have the format <instance>: <descr>
where <instance> is the unique instance of the device and <descr> is the description.
Devcon Hwids Command
Lists hardware IDs of all devices with the specified hardware or instance ID.
Valid on local and remote computers.
DEVCON.EXE [-m:\\<machine>] hwids <id> [<id>...]
DEVCON.EXE [-m:\\<machine>] hwids =<class> [<id>...]
<machine> Specifies a remote computer.
<class> Specifies a device setup class.
Examples of <id>:
* - All devices
ISAPNP\PNP0501 - Hardware ID
*PNP* - Hardware ID with wildcards (* matches anything)
@ISAPNP\*\* - Instance ID with wildcards (@ prefixes instance ID)
'*PNP0501 - Hardware ID with apostrophe (' prefixes literal match - matches exactly as typed,
including the asterisk.)
Devcon Install Command Installs the specified device manually. Valid only on the local computer. (To reboot when necesary, Include -r .) DEVCON.EXE [-r] install <inf> <hwid> <inf> Specifies an INF file with installation information for the device. <hwid> Specifies a hardware ID for the device. -r Reboots the system only when a restart or reboot is required.
Devcon Listclass Command Lists all devices in the specified setup classes. Valid on local and remote computers. DEVCON.EXE [-m:\\<machine>] listclass <class> [<class>...] <machine> Specifies a remote computer. <class> Specifies a device setup class. Device entries have the format <instance>: <descr> where <instance> is a unique instance of the device and <descr> is the device description.
DEVCON.EXE reboot Reboots the local computer as part of a planned hardware installation.
Devcon Remove Command
Removes devices with the specified hardware or instance ID. Valid only on
the local computer. (To reboot when necesary, Include -r .)
DEVCON.EXE [-r] remove <id> [<id>...]
DEVCON.EXE [-r] remove =<class> [<id>...]
<class> Specifies a device setup class.
Examples of <id>:
* - All devices
ISAPNP\PNP0501 - Hardware ID
*PNP* - Hardware ID with wildcards (* matches anything)
@ISAPNP\*\* - Instance ID with wildcards (@ prefixes instance ID)
'*PNP0501 - Hardware ID with apostrophe (' prefixes literal match - matches exactly as typed,
including the asterisk.)
Devcon Rescan Command Directs Plug and Play to scan for new hardware. Valid on a local or remote computer. DEVCON.EXE [-m:\\<machine>] <machine> Specifies a remote computer.
Devcon Resources Command
Lists hardware resources of devices with the specified hardware or instance ID.
Valid on local and remote computers.
DEVCON.EXE [-m:\\<machine>] resources <id> [<id>...]
DEVCON.EXE [-m:\\<machine>] resources =<class> [<id>...]
<machine> Specifies a remote computer.
<class> Specifies a device setup class.
Examples of <id>:
Examples of <id>:
* - All devices
ISAPNP\PNP0501 - Hardware ID
*PNP* - Hardware ID with wildcards (* matches anything)
@ISAPNP\*\* - Instance ID with wildcards (@ prefixes instance ID)
'*PNP0501 - Hardware ID with apostrophe (' prefixes literal match - matches exactly as typed,
including the asterisk.)
Devcon Restart Command
Restarts devices with the specified hardware or instance ID.
Valid only on the local computer. (To reboot when necesary, Include -r .)
DEVCON.EXE [-r] restart <id> [<id>...]
DEVCON.EXE [-r] restart =<class> [<id>...]
<class> Specifies a device setup class.
Examples of <id>:
* - All devices
ISAPNP\PNP0501 - Hardware ID
*PNP* - Hardware ID with wildcards (* matches anything)
@ISAPNP\*\* - Instance ID with wildcards (@ prefixes instance ID)
'*PNP0501 - Hardware ID with apostrophe (' prefixes literal match - matches exactly as typed,
including the asterisk.)
DEVCON.EXE [-m:\\<machine>] sethwid <id> [<id>...] := <subcmds> DEVCON.EXE [-m:\\<machine>] sethwid =<class> [<id>...] := <subcmds> Modifies the hardware ID's of the listed devices. This command will only work for root-enumerated devices. This command will work for a remote machine. Examples of <id> are: * - All devices (not recommended) ISAPNP\PNP0601 - Hardware ID *PNP* - Hardware ID with wildcards (* matches anything) @ROOT\*\* - Instance ID with wildcards (@ prefixes instance ID) <class> is a setup class name as obtained from the classes command. <subcmds> consists of one or more: =hwid - Clear hardware ID list and set it to hwid. +hwid - Add or move hardware ID to head of list (better match). -hwid - Add or move hardware ID to end of list (worse match). !hwid - Remove hardware ID from list. hwid - each additional hardware id is inserted after the previous.
Devcon Stack Command
Lists the expected driver stack of devices with the specified hardware
or instance ID. PnP calls each driver's AddDevice routine when building
the device stack. Valid on local and remote computers.
DEVCON.EXE [-m:\\<machine>] stack <id> [<id>...]
DEVCON.EXE [-m:\\<machine>] stack =<class> [<id>...]
<machine> Specifies a remote computer.
<class> Specifies a device setup class.
Examples of <id>:
* - All devices
ISAPNP\PNP0501 - Hardware ID
*PNP* - Hardware ID with wildcards (* matches anything)
@ISAPNP\*\* - Instance ID with wildcards (@ prefixes instance ID)
'*PNP0501 - Hardware ID with apostrophe (' prefixes literal match - matches exactly as typed,
including the asterisk.)
Devcon Status Command
Lists the running status of devices with the specified hardware or instance ID.
Valid on local and remote computers.
DEVCON.EXE [-m:\\<machine>] status <id> [<id>...]
DEVCON.EXE [-m:\\<machine>] status =<class> [<id>...]
<machine> Specifies a remote computer.
<class> Specifies a device setup class.
Examples of <id>:
* - All devices
ISAPNP\PNP0501 - Hardware ID
*PNP* - Hardware ID with wildcards (* matches anything)
@ISAPNP\*\* - Instance ID with wildcards (@ prefixes instance ID)
'*PNP0501 - Hardware ID with apostrophe (' prefixes literal match - matches exactly as typed,
including the asterisk.)
Devcon Update Command Updates drivers for all devices with the specified hardware ID (<hwid>). Valid only on the local computer. (To reboot when necesary, Include -r .) DEVCON.EXE [-r] update <inf> <hwid> -r Reboots the system only when a restart or reboot is required. <inf> Specifies an INF file with installation information for the devices. <hwid> Specifies the hardware ID of the devices.
DEVCON.EXE [-r] updateni <inf> <hwid> Update drivers for devices (Non Interactive). This command will only work for local machine. Specify -r to reboot automatically if needed. <inf> is an INF to use to install the device. All devices that match <hwid> are updated. Unsigned installs will fail. No UI will be presented.
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