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Questions tagged [pnp]

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Can I disable the PNP functionality on Windows XP?

The reason I want to do this is most of the time I have the computer plugged into a 52" LCD in another room displaying information. Occasionally I need to update the software and to do so I need to see what I am doing so I plug a monitor in…
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Installing monitor drivers. How in Windows 7?

So I got this new Samsung monitor that came with a CD with manual and drivers. I know that for all new Plug and Play monitors installing the driver(s) is kind of moot. Nevertheless, for the heck of it I want to know how to do it so it won't show…
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RTC Video PnP Listener

This program sometimes prevents my Win10 Creators Update PC from shutting down making me force close it by pressing "shut down anyway". I tried searching for it but no luck. Quite a few people had a similar issue but no definitive answer on what is…
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Digimate monitor listed as Generic non PnP, unable to increase resolution

Very recently my desktop decided to suddenly downgrade my lovely 1680x1050 resolution to a paltry 1024x768. The monitor in question is a 22" Digimate L-2280WD. I'm currently using it on a Windows 7 x64 Pro build with 8GB RAM and a 1GB GTX 460.…
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Windows 7 sometimes boots in VGA mode

I have an Asus G50VT-x5 laptop with nVidia GeForce9800M-GS graphics. Normally, Windows boots normally, but about 20% of the time (rough estimate), it will boot with the fallback VGA driver, maxing out at 800x600 with no Aero. I've checked the…
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Windows: Why the monitor is still on after disabling the "Generic PnP Monitor" in Device Manager

My purpose is to turn off the monitor when I run the computer remotely, to save energy and protect privacy. However, after disabling the "Generic PnP Monitor" in Device Manager, the monitor is still on (the image). I thought by disabling the…
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The Requirements for Plug and Play

Plug and Play can help us to discover a hardware component in a system without a need of a physical configuration or user intervention in resolving resource conflicts. But I wonder: are there special requirements for hardware and/or software in…
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Force Disable-PnpDevice immediately instead of on reboot?

Is there anyway to disable a pnp device immediately instead of requiring a reboot? I'm trying to write a powershell script to disable a pnp device that triggers when my PC is idle (using Task Scheduler). I have a situation where I need to listen to…
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How do I locate the actual log and disable events by event id?

Screenshot of event viewer usb event log: When I right click on other event logs, such as AMSI/Operational, I see the option 'disable/enable' but when I right click on the event log about a usb, boxed in red in the screenshot, I don't see any…
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Honeywell CN80 not recognized by Windows

I have a Honeywell Dolphin CN80 device on loan for development purposes for our client. Problem is, Windows will not recognize it at all on my primary machine (Windows 10) work machine. However, the client's machine was able to recognize it when…
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