DeregisterDevice
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8/28/2008
This function has been deprecated. Usage is discouraged; use DeactivateDevice instead.
Note
This function is obsolete as of Windows Embedded CE 6.0.
Syntax
BOOL DeregisterDevice(
Handle hDevice
);
Parameters
- hDevice
[in] Handle to a registered device returned from RegisterDevice.
Return Value
TRUE indicates success. FALSE indicates failure.
Remarks
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For All Platforms
The Device Manager calls this function if the user removes a device from the system or if the system is shutting down.
You can use the DeregisterDevice function to indicate if the user has removed a device from the system or if the system has shut down.
For Windows Embedded CE
This function calls the device driver's XXX_Deinit (Device Manager) function.**
Requirements
| Header | winbase.h |
| Library | coredll.lib |
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE 1.0 and later |
| Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later |