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If it fails again, check %windir%\inf\ AuthorĪbout Author – Jitesh, Microsoft MVP, has over five years of working experience in the IT Industry. If the /enable-device and /disable-device options were specified, set the SetupAPI log verbosity to full ( 0x2000ffff) and re-attempt the operation. If the /add-driver and /delete-driver options were specified, check %windir%\inf\ for more information. Here based on the parameters added to the command line, you can check the logs for additional information – Pnputil /enum-devices /instanceid “ACPI\PNP0A08\1”Įnumerate all devices with specific classĮnumerate all devices with specific problem codeĮnumerate all devices with problems and display hardware/compatible IDsĮnumerate only enabled interfaces on the system

Scan the system for any device hardware changesĮnumerate only connected devices on the systemĮnumerate device with specific instance ID Removes device specified by device instance ID Restarts device specified by device instance ID Pnputil /disable-device “USB\VID_045E&PID_00DB\6&870CE29&0&1”Įnables device specified by device instance ID Windows 10 and Windows 11 comes with an integrated PnPUtil.exe tool that allows the system administrator to easily manage the driver, update or remove the driver from the list of drivers.ĭriver packages are using the INF files for installing device drivers for hardware components. A setup information (INF) file is a text file in a driver package that contains all of the information that device installation components used to install a driver package on a device.ĭisables device specified by device instance ID An in-box driver package is one which is included in the default installation of Windows or its service pack. Only driver packages that are not in-box packages are listed. Enumerating the driver packages that are currently in the driver store.Deleting a driver package from the driver store.Installing a driver package on the computer.Adding a driver package to the driver store.That lets an administrator perform the following actions on driver packages including: PnPUtil.exe is a command line utility that you can use to manage the driver store. PnPUtil is the command-line tool for adding, installing, or deleting driver packages. Let’s check how to use PnPUtil Driver Manager to install drivers using the command prompt on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs.