Windows Device Manager Alternatives

Windows Device Manager is described as 'The Device Manager is a Control Panel applet in Microsoft Windows operating systems. It allows users to view and control the hardware attached to the computer. When a piece of hardware is not working, the offending hardware is highlighted for the user to deal with' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are six alternatives to Windows Device Manager for Windows. The best Windows Device Manager alternative is GhostBuster, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Windows Device Manager are NoDrives Manager, DevManView, Device Remover and Pcitree.

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  1. GhostBuster icon
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    This application enumerates all devices, detects ghosted devices and removes these if they match selectable devices types and/or devices classes with a single mouse-click.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • GhostBuster is the most popular Windows alternative to Windows Device Manager.

    • GhostBuster is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Windows Device Manager.

    • GhostBuster is Free and Open SourceWindows Device Manager is Free and Proprietary
    • GhostBuster is Privacy focused and LightweightWindows Device Manager is not according to our users
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    NoDrives Manager is a simple tool for hiding Windows logical drives by modifying the registry.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. DevManView icon
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    Alternative to the standard Device Manager of Windows, which displays all devices and their properties in a flat table.

    4 DevManView alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Standing next to Device Remover, the built-in Windows device manager looks like a 90 pound weakling next to the Hulk—it's just that powerful.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Pcitree icon
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    PCItree is a graphical Windows tool to look at all the hardware devices of the PCIbus. The devices are displayed in a tree like view. Information about the devices and its vendors is obtained from a seperate database.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Devine icon
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    Devine is an alternative open source device manager for Windows. It has the familiar look and feel of the standard Windows device manager making it easy to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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