
USBTreeView is also free and portable with a small download consisting of a 217KB zip folder. USBTreeView – Left side of interface USBTreeView – Details pane However, where USBTreeView shines is in the sheer volume of expanded information it provides. Unlike USBDeview, this utility does not include any USB device history, only information pertaining to USB system hardware and currently connected devices. USBTreeView is a similar yet entirely different animal. USBTreeView – Detailed Information for Connected USB Devices
View more information regarding USBDeview and download direct from the developer here: USBDeview Home Page. Using this software, it was very easy to identify the entry for my daughter’s flash drive and then uninstall the associated driver via an extensive right click menu: USBDeview not only displays information for currently connected USB devices (as indicated in green), it also lists every USB device that has ever been connected. USBDeview also allows you to uninstall USB devices that you previously used, disconnect USB devices that are currently connected to your computer, as well as to disable and enable USB devices. USBDeview is a small utility that lists all USB devices that currently connected to your computer, as well as all USB devices that you previously used.įor each USB device, extended information is displayed: Device name/description, device type, serial number (for mass storage devices), the date/time that device was added, VendorID, ProductID, and more… The 64-bit version consists of a tiny 106KB zip download, simply extract the contents of the folder and run the executable: USBDeview is available in separate 32-bit and 64-bit versions. USBDeview – Download & UsageĪs with all Nir Sofer offerings, USBDeview is small, portable, and free. I’ve always got the latest version of NirLauncher on hand, a collection of all the terrific portable tools from Nir Sofer, which includes a little utility called USBDeview… perfect for checking out installed USB devices.
What’s more, I recalled a hiccup during the driver installation which I had dismissed at the time. With this is mind, I thought back over the most recent activity on this machine and remembered transferring files across to a USB flash drive provided by my daughter. The cause of BSoDs can be a real pain to track down but will often be related to a recent event, something you’ve recently installed, uninstalled, changed, connected, or disconnected.
I recently suffered my first and only BSoD (Blue Screen of Death) in Windows 8.1.