IWMDeviceManager::EnumDevices method (mswmdm.h)

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02/22/2024

The EnumDevices method retrieves a pointer to the IWMDMEnumDevice interface that can be used to enumerate portable devices connected to the computer.

Syntax

HRESULT EnumDevices(
  [out] IWMDMEnumDevice **ppEnumDevice
);

Parameters

[out] ppEnumDevice

Pointer to a pointer to an IWMDMEnumDevice interface used to enumerate devices. The caller must release this interface when done with it.

Return value

The method returns an HRESULT. All the interface methods in Windows Media Device Manager can return any of the following classes of error codes:

Standard COM error codes
Windows error codes converted to HRESULT values
Windows Media Device Manager error codes

For an extensive list of possible error codes, see Error Codes.

Remarks

This method returns devices based on earlier versions of Windows Media Device Manager. To get all devices, including newer devices (such as MTP devices), call IWMDMDeviceManager2::EnumDevices2.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Target Platform	Windows
Header	mswmdm.h
Library	Mssachlp.lib