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The heuristic used to generate the container ID for a USB device node (devnode), which was discussed in How USB Devices are Assigned Container IDs, is complex, and relies on information taken from several sources.
Starting with Windows 7, the recommendations that are discussed in this section should be followed to allow the operating system to correctly determine the device container and provide the best user experience for your device.
This section includes the following topics that discuss these recommendations:
Using Microsoft OS ContainerID Descriptors
Using the USB Removable Capability for Device Container Grouping
Training
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Explore physical hardware troubleshooting - Training
This module provides an overview of troubleshooting hardware-related problems and discusses specific considerations for using USB and wireless devices on computers that are running Windows.