Need to remove the hidden devices from the device manager through script or pnputil on windows10

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Need to remove the hidden devices from the device manager through script or pnputil on windows10

Neha Khandelwal 0

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Anonymous

Hi,

See if this script helps.

https://github.com/istvans/scripts/blob/master/removeGhosts.ps1

Please note that some devices may be still required by your OS.

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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Answer 2

Limitless Technology 44,751

Hello there,

The below script might help you.

$deviceName="Insert Device Name Here"
foreach ($dev in (Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object{$_.Name -eq $deviceName})) {
  &"pnputil" /remove-device $dev.InstanceId 
}
pnputil.exe /scan-devices

You can also get sample scripts from here https://github.com/istvans/scripts/blob/master/removeGhosts.ps1

Hope this resolves your Query !!

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jonathan Heindl 0 Reputation points

2024-02-29T13:18:24.1533333+00:00
in my case i wanted to remove all logitech devices so this is what i did:

foreach ($dev in (Get-PnpDevice |Where-Object { $_.InstanceId -Match "VID_046D.*"})){ &"pnputil" /remove-device $dev.InstanceId} }

i recommend adding the "pnputil.exe /scan-devices" directly into the command - cause you might not have any working keyboard in between

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