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Window System Troubleshooting: Role of Device Manager in Installations, Updates, Rollbacks, and Network Troubleshooting

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This article discusses the role of the device manager in managing computer hardware and drivers, and how it can assist system administrators with installations, updates, rollbacks, and network troubleshooting. It also provides a specific example of how the device manager can be used to troubleshoot a non-working mouse.

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Running head: WINDOW SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING
Window System Troubleshooting
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Discuss how the device manager works and how this tool to assist systems administrator
with installations, updates, rollbacks, and network troubleshooting issues.
The device managers are a control panel applet found the Microsoft Windows OS. The
hardware’s of the computer system such as the USB devices, keyboard, sound system and hard
disk drives can be managed with the help of the device manager. The conflictions between the
hardware can be handled effectively managed with the help of the device manager. The device
managers play a huge role in the hardware configuration options. Management of the drivers
theis other important functionality of the device managers. Accessing the device manager is
possible with the help of the control panel option or the run command. Device managers is found
in most of the Windows OS, only the version changes (Plummer 2015). Any kinds of resource
confliction can be identified and managed by the application of the device managers. The end-
points of the systems are also protected by the use of the device managers. The mobile devices
which are connected with the systems can be managed effectively with the help of the device
manager. This centralized utility has the capability to enable or disable any hardware present in
the computer system (Neagu 2017). The device managers can be selected with the help of
keyboard shortcut (Windows key + R).
Tasks Role of Device Manager
Installations It displays all the devices installed in the
system.
Updates Selection of the hardware which is needed to
be updated is done with the help of the device
manager.
Rollbacks The existing driver is uninstalled with the
Network troubleshooting issues Installation problems are trouble shooted with
the help of the device managers.
Table 1: Role of the device managers
(Source: Created by the author)
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Pick out a specific troubleshooting problem and discuss how the device manager might
assist troubleshooting it.
Trouble shooting problem selected Role of Device Manager to solve the issue
Mouse which is a type of output device has
suddenly stopped working
Device manager can be actively used to solve
the stated issue. Firstly, the device managers
are needed to be opened with the key of
keyboard shortcut (windows button + R).
Then type “devmgmt.msc” on the OPEN
section of the window and click on OK
button. Then we can select the Mouse option
from the list of option and right clicking on
the Mouse option will give two option such as
enable and disable the hardware. After
selecting the disable button, the enable button
can be selected once again which will be
reviving the mouse. By this method, device
manager can play a huge role in trouble
shooting similar problems related to the
hardware. Every other hardware can also be
managed with the help of the device
managers.
Table 2: Role of the device managers to solve a specific trouble shooting problem
(Source: Created by the author)
Steps of trouble shooting
o Identification of the problem.
o Establishing a theory of the probable cause of the issue.
o Testing the theory to determine the reason behind the cause.
o Choose an efficient plan of action regarding the scenario.
o Conduct the troubleshooting
o Analyze the outcomes.
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Reference
Neagu, C. (2017). Fix problems that keep Windows from loading, with Startup Repair. Retrieved
from https://www.digitalcitizen.life/fix-problems-keep-windows-81-loading-start-repair
Plummer, Q. (2015). Tips, tricks for troubleshooting Android mobile devices. Retrieved from
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/23749/20150101/troubleshooting-android-devices.htm
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