Windows – How to remove all previous devices in xp

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On our computers, we use daily dozens of different usb drives from our customers.

This is bad because the registry hive is becoming huge as windows is so "smart" to save them forever

I set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1 and i saw thousands of usb flash drives

There is a software that will automagically delete all previous devices?

Also this will solve a lot of problems with scanners and printers that will be seen as another device just because the user has plugged in another usb plug

Best Answer

Try USBDeview from NirSoft. From the website:

"USBDeview is a small utility that lists all USB devices that currently connected to your computer, as well as all USB devices that you previously used. For each USB device, exteneded information is displayed: Device name/description, device type, serial number (for mass storage devices), the date/time that device was added, VendorID, ProductID, and more... USBDeview also allows you to uninstall USB devices that you previously used, and disconnect USB devices that are currently connected to your computer. You can also use USBDeview on a remote computer, as long as you login to that computer with admin user."

The interface supports sorting and multiple select and remove. Download here

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