There are several sections of the most used PC operating system, Windows 10 , that have many versions accompanying us. This is the case, for example, of such a useful element as the Device Manager that has so many functions.
And it is that from it we can have access and control a good part of the hardware components that are part of our team. In this way , Device Manager allows us to detect errors in components, update drivers, eliminate peripherals, or configure some of them. Hence, it could be said that it has been a key element in Windows for a long time. That is why in these same lines we are going to show you how to access it in a faster way.
First of all, we will tell you that most of the functions that we find in the Windows Control Panel can be set in the Start menu . This works in a way quite similar to how the Settings application on the same system does. However, at this point, we will also tell you that there are some limitations in this regard. We tell you this because not all the settings that can be accessed from the Control Panel can be set in the start menu directly. This is something that for example happens with the Device Manager that we have talked about.
How to bypass the Device Manager limitation
It is worth mentioning that initially we have the possibility to access the Device Manager in Windows 10 in many different ways. One of the most common is through the Control Panel . But yes, we must keep in mind that this application is not really a component of the Control Panel as such. Actually, this is a separate app in its own right.
Therefore, we are going to tell you the steps to take to fix the Device Manager in the Windows 10 Start menu with this simple trick. For all you do it is put ourselves first on the desktop and you click the right mouse button in an empty area. Thus, in the contextual menu that appears we select the New / Shortcut option.
Thus, in the new window that appears, we write the command devmgmt.msc in the field called Location. After that we click Next and assign a descriptive name to the new shortcut that we have created, for example, Device Manager. Once all this is done, we can now click Finish.
Pin Device Manager on the Start menu
At this point, we can already test the access by double-clicking on it. We will see how at that moment the Device Manager will open automatically. Therefore, once we have this new element ready, it is time to anchor it to the Start menu .
To do this, all we have to do is click with the right mouse button on this new icon, and select the option Anchor at start. Also say that once we have fixed it, we can remove it from the desktop. Then we just have to open the Start menu and look for the new Device Manager icon in this section.
As expected, clicking on that new tile will open the Device Manager window . We can also place it where we want within the Start menu itself. Say that normally many users can access Device Manager just by right-clicking on the Start button. However if we have a habit of using this menu to access the applications, it will be better to fix the item here.