a trick to find the drivers for "unknown devices".

I see a lot of messages on the forum in which users try to find the drivers for "unknown devices" in the Device Manager.  That's how I usually go on the search for drivers for these users.  I thought that the community, this may be useful.

I use a site called pilot identifier.  However, I do NOT use the stand-alone application.  I'm NOT suggesting that do you.  I have not used the app, so I can't speak to its usefulness.

I use the site to determine exactly what is the material element.  To do this, the site doesn't have a search function, I use a updated Google search the.  I will now give the steps with examples.

First of all, you need the hardware ID for your hardware.  To locate this information, follow these steps.

  1. Click Start, type "Device Manager" and press ENTER.
  2. Look for the device that needs a driver.
  3. Right click on the device and select Properties.
  4. Go to the tab "Details".
  5. Select hardware ID from the drop-down.

Here is an example of a hardware ID:

HDAUDIO\FUNC_01 & VEN_10EC & DEV_0662 & SUBSYS_103C3047 & REV_1001.

I then use this Hardware ID and Google to determine what the hardware item by searching for the use of the site: modifier for Google.  So, my research looks like this

"site:www.driveridentifier.com .

HDAUDIO\FUNC_01 & VEN_10EC & DEV_0662 & SUBSYS_103C3047 & REV_1001.

When I go to the first result, it will be, in general, identify the material at the top of the page.  Here is the page for my research above.   The page identifies audio material like "realtek high definition", which is correct because it's the hardware for my sound card ID.

Now, on this page if you scroll down it gives you a list of all OEM drivers for this piece of hardware.  However, you cannot download the drivers from them without having to install their software.  What I do is so, note the name of the driver for HP.  In this case, you will see that she is named "sp59642.exe".

Because I can not download the driver from the website, or even be directly connected to HP's Support site from there, I still use Google.

This time, I use a search of "sp59642.exe" in Google, which returns this page as the first result.

I can't always find the executables that are listed by pilot identifier.  For example, I can't locate sp59660 or sp59662 who are both on the same list.  So it may take a few tries to find a driver, but I had some success using this method.

I hope the community finds this useful tip.  Have a great week everyone!

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