Saturday, October 8, 2011

How to Manage Devices and Printers in Windows 7?



In the previous version of Windows, device management was very hard. You had to open the Control Panel or My computer etc for managing the different functions of a single device. The Devices and Printers applet in Control Panel allows the user to manage devices and printers in Windows 7 very easily. This feature provides just one doorway to manage all sorts of devices whether they are multifunction or single-purpose.
The dialog box of Devices and Printers consists of two parts: the “devices” section and the “printers and faxes” section.
Generic images are shown for all the devices and printers on the computer. You can also view the properties of a device if you select it in the Devices and printers window. Here is an example:
Managing devices in the Device section:

Like the previous versions, the easy way to manage Devices and Printers in Windows 7 is by right-clicking on the icon of the specific device in the Devices section.
If you want to manage a device on your computer, e.g. the mouse, you have to follow these steps: