Quick ways to get to Device Manager and Control Panel in Windows 7

The Device Manager on a Windows operating system is accessed to check the status of your hardware and update device drivers on your computer.  The Device Manager is mainly used for changing the way your hardware is configured.
 
There are several ways to access this tool from your Windows 7 operating system:
 
Search option
Computer Management option
System Properties option
Control Panel option
 
Search option
 
Search is a fast way to find any programs from the system.  You just need to type the name of the program and the list of programs will be displayed.
Step 1:
Click the Pearl User-added image button and in the Search field, type “Device Manager”.
 
Step 2:
Click on Device Manager.
 
Computer Management option
 
Computer Management screen will be used to administer networks, computers, services and other system components.
Step 1:
Click the Pearl User-added image button and right-click on Computer and click Manage.
 
Step 2:
The Computer Management window will appear.  Click Device Manager.

 
User-added image
 
System Properties option
 
The System Properties screen will give a summary of necessary information about your computer.  In this screen you will be able to view the basic hardware information.
Step 1:
Click the Pearl User-added image button, right-click on Computer and click Properties.
 
Step 2:
The System Properties dialog box will appear.  Click Device Manager.
 
NOTE:  The Device Manager will appear on the screen.
 
Control Panel option
 
The Control Panel screen will help you to configure system-level features and customize the functionality of your computer.
Step 1:
Click the Pearl User-added image button and click Control Panel.
 
Step 2:
Once the Control Panel screen appears, click Hardware and Sound.

Step 3:
The Hardware and Sound window will appear on the screen.  Click Device Manager under Devices and Printers option.
 

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