VIA Platform Device Manager What is this program and do I need it? How to open Device Manager What is Windows Device Manager

VIA HD Audio Deck is a program that allows you to control the audio settings on computers that have a motherboard with an integrated VIA sound card. Before us is a single center from which you can change the settings of connected recording and playback devices. In addition, the program has a separate section with port settings. But let's talk about everything in order.

Installation and features

VIA HD Audio Deck is distributed along with a standard package of audio drivers provided by the manufacturer. But if necessary, it can be installed separately. However, without the presence of drivers, the program will not be able to run. We also draw your attention to the fact that before the first launch, you must first restart Windows.

The main window of the VIA HD Audio Deck is a kind of menu that helps you quickly navigate to sections with volume sliders, equalizer, speaker configuration, surround settings, and general technical information about the sound card. On the side is the previously mentioned panel for controlling analog outputs. That is, if necessary, VIA HD Audio Deck allows you to turn off the power of individual ports and thereby limit the operation of devices to which they are connected. For the sake of convenience, the port icons visually correspond to their "physical" location in the system unit and are even "divided" into front and rear panels.

Additional tools

Among the additional tools that are included in the VIA HD Audio Deck, it is worth highlighting a stereo mixer and an "amplifier" for a microphone. Also note that some parameters can be adjusted not only from the main panel, but also from the context menu of the tray icon.

Key features

• control of the sound parameters of VIA audio cards integrated into the motherboard;
• the presence of an equalizer and a stereo mixer;
• enabling and disabling analog outputs;
• quick adjustment of the volume levels of playback and recording devices;
• installation complete with a standard set of drivers from the manufacturer;
• compatible with Windows 7, 8 and Windows 10.

Hello everyone. Our great-grandfather of computers is visiting us, so to speak, this is VIA, I don’t know about you, but for me it is associated with old, but such FAVORITE computers. An old computer, oh, I played games on it after school, yes, a computer about ten years ago it was the LIMIT OF SCHOOL DREAMS ... But time has passed. So. The VIA company itself is not bad, but it has a very narrow direction. VIA makes some kind of chips, well, it definitely makes audio chips. And there is also a processor from VIA, it seems to be called C7, well, it's generally such a slow percentage that it's kapets. But it seems to be not intended for ordinary computers, it seems to be for store computers, there are bank terminals, well, that is. In general, processors from VIA are weak for home computers. Pts weak

By the way, I had the good fortune to get acquainted with an ancient board, there was a Pentium 3 and there was a sound chip from VIA, but of course there was some kind of sound at all. Well, what to do, at that time, and this is somewhere around 2002-2003, then they didn’t pay much attention to the sound. The main TOYS!!!

So if you see something like VIA Platform Device Manager, then you have some kind of chip from VIA on the motherboard. I don't think it's an audio chip, maybe it's a FireWire chip, by the way, here's what it looks like:

From VIA, you may have another SATA chip, or rather, not even a chip, but a controller. It is POSSIBLE that you have a network card from VIA, although this does not happen often ..

Guys, I do not recommend deleting everything related to VIA, especially the VIA Platform Device Manager. What it is, it's hard to say like that. This is something like drivers for a chip, maybe for some kind of bridge (north or south). Although I don't know, did VIA make bridges? OK

Look, here is an example of a motherboard from VIA, here is a video chip from VIA, and an audio chip, and even a processor (if I'm not mistaken) is also from VIA:

On such a motherboard, or rather such a computer, I think you can install Windows XP, but it will work, well, very slowly Or rather, no, it can work quickly, but I will slow down the programs in it, to put it mildly ...

And if you have some kind of program from VIA, then it may be unnecessary, yes! But there is also a joke here, if you delete it, then it can drag the drivers along with it, as a result, something will stop working for you .. If the network card stops working (provided that it is from VIA), then you will lose the Internet Do you understand the danger? Look, here is the installation window for ancient VIA drivers:

A network card from VIA can really be:

Another example, Windows XP is already installed here and it also has a network card from VIA:

CONCLUSION: if you delete the VIA Platform Device Manager, then there may be jambs, the Internet may disappear, the sound may disappear, or maybe some other glitch will come out !!!

Well guys, I convinced you that it's not worth deleting the VIA Platform Device Manager, because there may be problems? I hope I've convinced you. Look, here is Windows 7 and there is something like VIA HD Audio Deck in the Control Panel (it seems to be sound).

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Device Manager is a built-in Windows utility that contains a set of functions for monitoring computer operation and an easy-to-understand interface. Responsible for the correct operation of a video card, network adapter, processor, monitor, printer, etc. connected to the computer. Information about the hardware composition is stored in this program. Here we edit the properties of each connected equipment, update and reinstall the drivers.

Unlike other programs built into Windows, the Task Manager has undergone fewer changes. There have been no visual changes since the release of Windows 98.

Device Manager is responsible for the health and management of hardware connected to the computer. Here we check how the device works, whether the driver is installed correctly, reinstall it, etc. The first step in checking the performance of the mouse, flash drive and webcam is to open the device manager. Here you can immediately see whether the device is working correctly or not. Appropriate labels and description of the driver will let you know about it. To get started, launch the device manager. This is described in detail below, but if you know how to do it, scroll down the page. Although even an advanced user will still find something interesting for himself. As the saying goes, “new is well-forgotten old”.

Devices in the device manager are organized into sections, and to open the section with video adapters, click on it with the mouse. In general, the device manager contains information about the central processor, video card, sound card, network adapter, hard drive, etc. Runs only with administrator rights.

How to open device manager

OS developers are constantly improving, simplifying, and adding new features to Windows. We look below 8 different instructions for launching the Task Manager and choose the one you like to taste. I paint from simple to more complex.

• Using the Run window.

• Through the command line.

• For Windows XP.

Working with Device Manager

Installing and updating drivers

You need to install drivers from the disks that came with the computer when you bought it. If there are no disks, open the case and look at the model of the motherboard. On the official website of the equipment manufacturer, download the driver.

After installing the necessary drivers, the hardware will be detected in the Device Manager.

By right-clicking on the desired equipment, we open a menu where the program controls the device. This is where we update drivers. Microsoft has its own driver base. However, it is better to use the drivers from the device manufacturer's website.

Driver Rollback

You may encounter a problem that the device will not work correctly after updating the driver, give errors and not execute the necessary commands. For such cases, the Device Manager provides a function to roll back the updated driver. Right-click on the malfunctioning device and select Rollback. The utility will restore the previous version of the driver before the update.

Driver removal

If the device does not work correctly, remove the device driver and then reinstall. We right-click on the device we need and click Remove. The device driver will be deleted, just remember that after this step you need to install a new driver, which is already prepared.

Before uninstalling the driver, the system will display a message that you need to confirm. We give an affirmative answer and remove the driver. Just remember that after this operation, the device will be completely removed from the system and its use will be impossible.

Device Manager is a Windows system utility, a simple but very important part of the operating system. Here we configure the equipment, install or remove the driver, even without using third-party software. Therefore, we use this Windows component carefully. Let's pay attention to details and act. Only in this case the tuning of the system will be successful and fruitful.

Device Manager is a component of the Windows operating system that is designed to manage devices connected to a computer. Device Manager first appeared in Windows 95 and was later added to Windows 2000. In NT versions of the Windows operating system, it appeared as a Microsoft Management Console snap-in.

Device Manager displays all connected devices. Here you can determine whether the connected device is working properly, change its settings, and install or remove drivers. In order to determine how the device works, you just need to pay attention to its icon. If a device is not working properly, then it will be indicated in the Device Manager with an icon with a black exclamation point inside a yellow triangle. If the device is not recognized by the operating system, it will be marked with a yellow question mark. A disabled device is indicated by a red cross or a gray down arrow. Knowing these designations, you can quickly determine which device has problems and what needs to be done to solve them.

In many instructions for setting up the Windows operating system that are published on the Internet, you can find recommendations for using the Device Manager. But, far from always the user is explained in sufficient detail how to open the Device Manager, what it is and how to work with it.

In this article, we will try to close this gap by describing all the main ways to open Device Manager in all major versions of the Windows operating system.

How to open Device Manager in Windows 10 or Windows 8

If you are using the Windows 10 or Windows 8 operating system, then you can open the Device Manager using the new menu, which is opened using the Windows-X keyboard shortcut or by right-clicking on the Start menu.

This menu was introduced in Windows 8 and has been available in all versions of Windows ever since. In addition to the Device Manager, you can use it to open other standard utilities of the Windows operating system. For example, using this menu, you can open Power Management, Event Viewer, Network Connections, Disk Management, Computer Management, etc.

How to open Device Manager in Windows 7

There are many ways to open Device Manager in Windows 7. The following algorithm is most often used: open, and open the section " system and safety».

In chapter " system and safety"Open the section" System».

After that, a window with the main characteristics of this computer will open. Here you need to click on the link " Device Manager”, which is located on the left side of the window.

After that, the Windows 7 Device Manager window will open in front of you.

How to open Device Manager in Windows XP

In Windows XP, Device Manager opens in a similar way. First, open the Start menu and go to the Control Panel. In the Control Panel, you need to open the section " System».

After that, a window will open in front of you Properties of the system". Here you need to go to the tab " Equipment».

On the Equipment tab, click on the " Device Manager».

This will open the Device Manager window.

How to open Device Manager using the command

There are also universal ways to open Device Manager that work in any version of Windows. For example, this can be done by running the command "mmc devmgmt.msc". To do this, open the menu " Run" ( key combination Windows-R) or command line and enter " mmc devmgmt.msc». This command works on Windows 10, Windows 7 and Windows XP.

In the Windows 7 operating system, as well as in newer versions of Windows, you can use the search bar to open Device Manager. To do this, you just need to open the Start menu and enter the phrase “Device Manager” in the search, and then open the program suggested by the system.

If you have Windows 8, which does not have a Start menu, then you can enter the phrase "Device Manager" in the search form on the start screen.

In the Windows family of operating systems, control over the properties of the computer hardware is carried out using a system utility such as Device Manager. In other words, directly between the user and the hardware. It provides the following options:

• View the hardware installed on the computer.
• Timely detection of incorrectly working equipment and elimination of device conflicts.
• Editing configuration parameters for a single device.
• View information about installed device drivers, as well as the ability to download directly from the Internet or a computer.
• Roll back device software to a previous version.
• Enabling, disabling and removing devices through the appropriate interactions with their drivers.

The possibilities that this program opens up can be used by both a novice (find out the model of a device, update drivers) and an advanced user (advanced troubleshooting and conflicts in the operation of equipment).

1. Go to the start menu.
2. Open "Control Panel".
3. Item "System".
4. In the "Hardware" tab, you will see the "Device Manager" button.

Windows 7 Device Manager has the following location:

1. Press "Start" again.
2. If there is a “Computer” item in the menu, right-click on it and in the menu that appears, find what you were looking for.
3. Otherwise, go to the "Control Panel".
4. In the upper right corner in the "View" menu, check the box next to "Large (small) icons".
5. In the generated list, you can find the dispatcher.

Also, in any of the Windows operating systems, the device manager can also be opened using the command line. To do this, go to "Start" and find "Run" there.

It will appear with a line in which enter the line "devmgmt.msc" and press the enter key. That's all.

It is worth paying attention to the fact that your account must have administrator rights to make any changes to the device settings. However, any user can access Device Manager.

And now a few words about Initially, you will see a list of devices on your computer. By clicking on the plus sign to the left of the device name or device class, or by double-clicking directly on the words, you can see a list of installed drivers. To update the configuration, select the appropriate action from the right-click menu. If in the list you see an icon in the form of a yellow question mark in XP, or a small white circle with inside on the main icon next to the name in Windows 7, then this means that the driver is not installed for the device, that is, the computer cannot use it in its own work. You can fix this by updating the configuration, or you can search for the necessary software manually on the Internet if you know the device model.