Thread: Getting a list of hardware devices

Hi,
The first part of my question is : How do I query windows to see if a specific hardware device is installed.

And the second part is: Is there a way to tell windows to load or unload a particular driver programatically in C++

Thanks

Adam

How do I query windows to see if a specific hardware device is installed

A good starting point would be Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Check out hardware tasks.

Is there a way to tell windows to load or unload a particular driver programatically in C++

First method would be to use SystemLoadAndCallImage which is an undocumented API. Second method would be to use the Service Control Manager to load/unload a device driver.