

How to Use Windows Device Manager for Troubleshooting Below are two ways you can use Device Manager to solve problems with a device. Choose Device Manager from the list of shortcuts that appear on your screen.Īfter opening the Device Manager, you can use it to fix hardware issues.Search for the Control Panel on your computer and click on the first search result to open it.You may follow the below steps to open the Device Manager with ease. To use the Device Manager, you can access it by following the directions given in the next section.Īccessing the Device Manager is quite a simple task. When any device, for example a printer, stops working, it is the job of the Device Manager to notify and help you fix it. The Device Manager neatly categorizes all the devices into various categories depending on their device type and other criteria. A few examples of these devices are keyboard, printer, mouse, hard drive, etc. In simple terms, the Device Manager is a Control Panel utility that lets you have an organized view of all the peripheral devices connected to your computer.
