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Over time, attaching and then removing things like USB sticks, Controllers, Phones, Mice, Keyboards, etc.,
will leave you with a lot of Ghost Devices in Device Manager.
When you open Device Manager and choose: View > Show Hidden Devices, you will see them as "greyed out" devices.
They are harmless, but after a while they tend to make a mess of Device Manager.
This can be a problem when you're troubleshooting, for example.
Go here and download Device Cleanup Tool v1.2.1...
Tools for Windows
1. Run the x64 Tool... as Admin.
2. It will show all the ghost devices (greyed out items).
3. Click on Devices > Select all
4. Click on Devices > Remove selected.
That's it.
You've just removed ALL the ghost entries in Device Manager.
will leave you with a lot of Ghost Devices in Device Manager.
When you open Device Manager and choose: View > Show Hidden Devices, you will see them as "greyed out" devices.
They are harmless, but after a while they tend to make a mess of Device Manager.
This can be a problem when you're troubleshooting, for example.
Go here and download Device Cleanup Tool v1.2.1...
Tools for Windows
1. Run the x64 Tool... as Admin.
2. It will show all the ghost devices (greyed out items).
3. Click on Devices > Select all
4. Click on Devices > Remove selected.
That's it.
You've just removed ALL the ghost entries in Device Manager.
