Jul 11, 2016 - How to obtain Device Console Utility (DevCon.exe) without. For Windows Xp/Vista + Windows Server 2003(R2) (as described by Microsoft. Jul 12, 2016 - For Windows XP/Vista + Windows Server 2003 (R2) (as described. ISO, then go to SUPPORT TOOLS SUPPORT.cab and extract devcon.exe.
.original title - Command Prompt pop-ups with DevCon' Hi everyone, My problem is: I use Devcon to manage my devices, it's a small.exe file. With the command: devcon /hwids, the program returns all the devices linked with the PC. But when I do this, it open a new window, print the list, and then this window close. But what should normally happened, and what I want, is that the list print in the same window I execute the command. With the aim, after, to write this list in a txt file, with the command: devcon /hwids.usb. device.txt Thank You!
OK, I've now managed to use devcon.exe to disable/enable my WiFi adapter. Here's what I did. I DL'ed the “Windows Driver Kit (WDK) 7.1.0″ from MS, it is an ISO image several hundreds meg 2. Using UniversalExtractor I extracted the ISO to a temporary folder on my HD 3. Again using UniversalExtractor, I extracted the install file 'WDK setuptoolsx64fre.msi' to a temporary dir 4. In that temporary dir you will find 'WinDDK 7600.16385.win7wdk.1 tools devcon amd64 devcon.exe'. This devcon works fine (as far as I've tested) for me under W7x64 Pro.
Along the way UniversalExtractor will prompt you with some warnings, just click OK.phew. so much time wasted for such a simple thing.
Note: devcon MUST be run from an administrator cmd win.
Using DevCon DevCon is available for free and can be downloaded from the Microsoft website. Once downloaded, extract the executable and place it somewhere in the C drive so that you can reach it easily in the command prompt. For instance, I’ve placed the extracted files in a folder named “devcon” in my C drive. Now open up the Command Prompt as the administrator. To do that, search for the command prompt in the Start menu, right click on it and select the option “Run as administrator.” If you are using Windows 8, simply select the option “Command Prompt (Admin)” from the power user menu (Win + X). Once you are in the command prompt, navigate to either the 32-bit (i386) or the 64-bit (ia64) folder in the “devcon” folder using the command below.
If you have placed the DevCon executable somewhere else then change the command accordingly. Devcon help To get a list of the devices, you can use the find command with the wild card entries. Since DevCon is also used over the network, you need to specify the computer name to get a list of the devices. You can easily find your Windows computer name in the “System Properties” window. For instance, I used the following command to get the details about my CD-ROM. Don’t forget to replace the computer name and the device name. Moreover, you can always replace the “deviceName” with the hardware IDs.
Devcon / r remove 'hardwareID' That’s all for now, and it is that simple to use the DevCon command-line utility to manage your hardware drivers. The commands shared above are helpful in almost all the basic situations.
But if you want to know more, has an excellent documentation detailing each and every command regarding the DevCon utility. So don’t forget to give it a try. Hopefully that helps, and do comment below sharing your thoughts and experiences about using DevCon to manage your hardware drivers.