How to Pin the Device Manager to the Start Menu on Windows 10 [Tutorial]
26How to Pin the Device Manager to the Start Menu on Windows 10 [Tutorial]
Device Manager is a powerful administrative Windows tool to manage all connected devices. Microsoft uses the term devices for any hardware that is connected to the PC, from the motherboard and video card to external hard drives, the computer mouse, or monitors.
The Device Manager gives Windows users control over these devices. Control includes options to check the status of any device, update, install or uninstall drivers, remove old and unused devices or look up devices that were connected to the PC in the past.
One of the main issues that new users of Windows 10 face is that Microsoft removed the link to the Control Panel where the device manager was listed in. The Settings application includes a devices section but it does not link to the Device Manager or provide the same set of features.
New users may not know that the Device Manager exists at all in Windows 10 while veteran users may need instructions on opening the device manager.
Control Panel settings can be pinned to the Start Menu much like settings from the Settings app however, there are limitations. Not all the settings that you can access from the Control Panel can be pinned to the Start Menu. Case in point; the Device Manager.
You can access the Device Manager on Windows 10 in lots of different ways, one of which is via the Control Panel, but the app isn’t a Control Panel component. It is an app in its own right. Here’s what you need to do to pin the Device Manager to the Start Menu on Windows 10.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba,Lenovo, and Samsung).