There are many reasons why hardware may not work properly. In Windows Vista and Windows 7, this was replaced by a grey downward pointing arrow in the lower right-hand corner of the device's icon.
In Windows 95 through XP, this is denoted by a red X. Types of icons Disabled device Ī disabled device has either been manually disabled by a user or by some way of error. On Windows 2000 and all other Windows NT-based versions of Windows, it is a snap-in for Microsoft Management Console. In MS-DOS-based versions of Windows, Device Manager is part of the System applet in Control Panel. The list of hardware can be sorted by various criteria. When a piece of hardware is not working, the offending hardware is highlighted for the user to deal with. It allows users to view and control the hardware attached to the computer. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
