Where is the device manager?

Need to find the device manager to see which drives are missing? Uninstall or Update drives? Below I’ve included the steps involved to finding the device manager.

Microsoft Windows 8

1. Right Click in the very bottom left corner where the start button should be. 
2. Click Device Manager

 

 

Microsoft Windows Vista and 7 users

1. Click Start (the beach ball in the lower left of the screen)
2. In the Start Search box type: device manager and then press enter and you should see something similar to the below example.

 

Windows 2003

1. Open the Administrative Tools in Control Panel.
2. Within the Administrative Tools click Computer Management.

 

Microsoft Windows XP and 2000 users

1. On the desktop right-click on My Computer and click Properties or open the Control Panel and double-click the System icon.
2. In the System Properties window click the Hardware tab.
3. In the Hardware tab click the Device Manager button.

or

1. Click Start
2. Click Settings
3. Click Control Panel
4. In the Control Panel double-click the Systems icon.
5. In the System Properties window click the Hardware tab.
6. In the Hardware tab click the Device Manager button and you should see something similar to the below example.

 

 

Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 98 SE, and ME users

1. On the desktop right-click on My Computer and click Properties or open the Control Panel and double-click the System icon.
2. Click the Device Manager tab.

or

1. Click Start
2. Click Settings
3. Click Control Panel
4. In the Control Panel double-click the Systems icon.
5. Click the Device Manager tab and you should see something similar to the below example.