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What are the “greyed out” devices in Device Manager?

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Dear all

Device Manager > Show hidden devices.

From the start of using my laptop with Windows 11. It was was brand new fresh from the vendor.
When expanding both Network adapters and Bluetooth, there are some devices that are “greyed out”.
Se below link for example.
https://filestore.community.support…1b59b-b5ff-4dfd-af82-803d077ea8cc?upload=true

1.
What are the “greyed out” devices?
Generic Windows Devices?
Devices the manufacturer had plugged in and unplugged again?

2.
I have taken out the hardware part: network card with integrated bluetooth.
Those devices under both Network adapters and Bluetooth are now “greyed out”, but they are still there.
Why don’t they go away?

Thank you

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[birdmantd]

Reply To: What are the “greyed out” devices in Device Manager?

In reply to What are the “greyed out” devices in Device Manager?

Greyed out devices are currently unavailable: either disconnected, disabled, or not properly installed on the computer.

Generic Windows Devices are computer hardware devices that Windows cannot identify the manufacturer or model. Nothing to be concerned with if it works. You may need to re-install the device drivers if it is “greyed out”.

• This reply was modified 2 weeks, 6 days ago by birdmantd.

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Greyed out devices are currently unavailable: either disconnected, disabled, or not properly installed on the computer.
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Not disabled – I can’t enable a “greyed out device”, I can only check its properties (when right clicking).

So a “greyed out” device, can’t be a Generic Windows Devices?

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