How To Find Hardware Id in Windows 10

Indeed, You may need to find hardware id in Windows 10 for number of reasons. So, Now, You can search hardware id of installed or unknown devices on your PC for device drivers identification. In fact, hardware id search of your desired device can be achieved with multiple methods. Well, let's start to find it with easiest methods.

1. Find Hardware Id Using Device Manager

Firstly, You can use Windows Device Manager tool to find device ids of all the connected devices to your PC. Further, You can also use Windows device manager to update or reinstall the device drivers. Now, You can use the method below to search for hardware ids using the device manager.

  1. Firstly, Press Windows Logo + R keys combination to open the Run command dialog box.
  2. Type devmgmt.msc and press Enter to open the Device Manager.
  3. Alternatively, you can right click on Windows Logo and chose Device Manager.
  4. Then, You can expend the device category to find the device you want to lookup. For instance, You can expand display adapters category and right click on the Intel(R) UHD Graphics in our scenario.
  5. Now, you can Right-click on the device, select the Properties and navigate to Details tab.
  6. Afterwards, Click the Property drop-down menu and select Hardware Ids. Here, You should see the hardware ID results in the "Value" box.
  7. Most importantly, You can often see more than one ID in the "Value" box. In such instances, you should only focus on the hardware ID that appears at the top.

2. Search Hardware Ids Using Command Prompt

Truly, You can use Windows Command Prompt which is an spectacular tool for various system administration and troubleshooting device issues. Therefore, You can use command prompt for checking the hardware IDs for your devices.

  1. You can type the command below to get a list of all your drivers and devices:

Dism /Online /Get-Drivers /all /Format:Table

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