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SetupAPI is a Win32API that is used for installing device drivers and in enumerating existing devices on a Windows computer.

SetupAPI is a Win32API that is used for installing device drivers and in enumerating existing devices on a Windows computer.

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How to get device interface GUID for a device?

I enumerate all the devices on a machine as follows: HDEVINFO hDevList = SetupDiGetClassDevs( NULL, NULL, NULL, DIGCF_DEVICEINTERFACE | DIGCF_PRESENT | DIGCF_ALLCLASSES /*| DIGCF_PROFILE*/ ); for ( int i = 0; true; ++i ) { SP_DEVINFO_DATA…
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"SetupOpenInfFile" getting access violation error in Delphi2010

When using the following line code in Delphi 2010, a'm getting an "Access Violation" error, but the same code working fine in VC++. The Delphi 2010 code is var hMyInf : HINF; begin hMyInf := SetupOpenInfFile('.\\DIGIMHID.INF','Mouse',…
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Enumerating interfaces in device info set obtained for a specific PnP enumerator

I'm trying to get device interfaces data via SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces() for all devices which correspond to a specific PnP enumerator. Consider the following example (for interface with index 0 only): #include #include…
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Programmatically detect faulty or missing drivers

I am tasked with finding a way to detect a faulty or missing driver so that my program can then install a better one that will work with my system. Things I have been trying include using setupapi.dll to get values from the Registry and try to find…
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Determine C# P/Invoke Structure Alignment at Runtime

I'm trying to write good P/Invoke signatures for some Windows setupapi calls, and I've encountered the following problem with the packing of setupapi's structures: // Excerpt from setupapi.h #if defined(_WIN64) #include // Assume…
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How is the guidProduct field of DIDEVICEINSTANCE generated

How does DirectInput generate the GUID for the guidProduct field in DIDEVICEINSTANCE? The documentation reads: guidProduct Unique identifier for the product. This identifier is established by the manufacturer of the device. I am searching for a…
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HID Device programming - Does it works with C++ (SETUPAPI.dll and HID.dll)

I'm kinda new in asking @Stackoverflow, however it's been the closest thing I have as a Bible (other than Ritchie's C book) specially in these days of final projects for most of my subjects. Anyway, my question is about the libraries needed for an…
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Struggling with debug asserts with mem alloc for SP_DEVICE_INTERFACE_DETAIL_DATA

I'm struggling with some debug asserts when my test program exits. The purpose is to get the device path to a disk drive through using the Setup API. This I'm doing. I'm following the rule described here for SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetail i.e.…
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How to get "Last Arrival Date" of a USB device using setupapi/cfmgr apis

There is a property "Last Arrival Date" that is present for my USB device in the Device Manager UI. screenshot (device-manager/properties/details) How can I programmatically retrieve that value? I already have the corresponding handle (setupapi) and…
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How to force a generic Microsoft driver programmatically (RNDIS) with setupapi DiInstallDevice if it fails with ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER?

When I plug a USB RNDIS device (Linux gadget) to a Windows PC, is seen as 'RNDIS' device, without driver. To make it work I go to Device Manager, and manually select the Microsoft Generic Remote RNDIS Driver. My final goal was to force-install that…
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Setting a breakpoint on Marshal.GetLastWin32Error() seems to be modifying the last error set?

I am using C# with .NET 4.6 in VS2019 on Win10 x64 1809. When using P/Invoke, setting a breakpoint on a "Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()" line seems to be modifying the last-set Win32 error code. For example: using…
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Windows Driver : Install legacy hardware with command line tool

Operation System: Windows Server 2016 R2 I have a RAMDisk driver can be installed with "Add Legacy Hardware Wizard" (hdwwiz.exe) successfully. From the output of devcon hwids *, the device can be seen as below. ROOT\UNKNOWN\0000 Name: RAMDrive […
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Disabling USB keyboard after reboot

I used SetupDiSetClassInstallParams and SetupDiCallClassInstaller to disable specific USB device. SP_PROPCHANGE_PARAMS params; params.ClassInstallHeader.cbSize = sizeof(SP_CLASSINSTALL_HEADER); params.ClassInstallHeader.InstallFunction =…
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How to find all connected removable USB storage devices in Windows?

I'm writing a program that processes USB drives, to get information about connecting a new device, I signed up for a window message WM_DEVICECHANGE. But I, of course, do not receive messages about the devices that were connected before my program…
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unresolved external symbol _DEVPKEY_Device_BusReportedDeviceDesc

For devices attached to my machine I want to retrieve device-property Bus Reported Device Description. For this purpose I use function SetupDiGetDeviceProperty of Setup API. In devpkey.h I found the defintion…
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