How Do I Take an Exclamation Under the Device Manager Off?
The exclamation marks inside the Device Manager's device tree indicate that there is a problem that's affecting the performance of the marked device. The problem could be due to an incorrectly installed driver or no driver at all. To correct your driver issues and remove the exclamation mark from components in the Device Manager, you'll need to set up the flagged device with its proper driver.
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Instructions
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Installing or Updating a Device Driver
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Click on the "Start" button, and then type "Device Manger" into the "Start" menu's search box. Click on the "Device Manger" icon when it appears in the "Start" menu's search results.
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Right-click on the device that is marked with an exclamation mark. Select the "Update Driver Software" option from the context menu that appears. The "Update Driver Software" menu will appear.
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Click on the "Search automatically for updated driver software" option to have the Device Manager search your computer and the Web for the appropriate driver. The search time will depend on your hard drive space and internet connection speed. If it is found, the driver will be installed automatically. Alternatively, you can install the driver manually. Use the manual option if the driver isn't found automatically.
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Select the "Browse my computer for driver" option in the "Update Driver Software" menu if you've downloaded a copy of the device's driver. Click on the "Browse" button on the following page to locate the driver on your computer. Click "Next" to install the driver. The installation process should take less than a minute. Factors such as the size of the software, the amount of available hard drive space and your processor's speed can cause the installation period to vary.
Rolling Back an Incompatible Device Driver
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Click on the "Start" button. Type "Device Manger" into the "Start" menu's search box. Click on the "Device Manger" icon when it appears in the "Start" menu.
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Right-click on the device that has the exclamation mark, and then click the "Properties" option from the context menu that pops up.
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Click on the "Driver" tab in the "Properties" menu followed by the "Rollback Driver" button. Click "Yes" to confirm your decision and to begin the brief rollback process. The rollback process should take less than a minute.
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