Windows 2000 – Ungenutzte Treiber und Geräte entfernen

Installing new hardware, upgrading and removing devices are the horror of every Windows operating system, as old driver remnants remain in the configuration, which could cause problems and reduce speed. You can also find these drivers in the Device Manager with the help of a small hidden setting and can remove them without hesitation.

1. Click with the right mouse button on Workplace and select Properties.

2. Now click on the tab Extended and then to Environment variables. Click under System variables the button New and enter under Name of the variable now the name devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices in. Under Value of the variable you must have a 1 type in. Now close this window!

3. Now switch to Hardware and look for the Device Manager which will take you straight to the overview of all system components. Here you can click on View > Show hidden devices.

If you now click on the +-icons, dozens of unused driver corpses are revealed.

3. Alle Einträge, welche nun blasser dargestellt werden können meist bedenkenlos gelöscht werden, da sie vom System schlichtweg nicht mehr gebraucht werden und Relikte aus längst vergessenen Zeiten sind. Einige werden dennoch benötigt und automatisch beim nächsten Systemstart (re)installiert. Trotzdem empfehle ich ein Backup zu erstellen und nicht alle Einträge auf einmal zu entfernen: Gehen Sie schrittweise vor um möglichen Ärger leichter erkennen zu können – wenn es Ihn geben sollte.

NOTE FOR NEW PUBLICATION: This article was produced by Sandro Villinger and comes from the Windows Tweaks archive, which has been built up since the late 1990s.

By Sandro Villinger

Founded Windows Tweaks as a teenager in the 90s. His helpful PC tricks made it Germany's most visited Windows site (back then this is what Sandro looked like). He then went on to write elsewhere, such as for PC-Praxis, Computer Bild and PCWorld in the USA. Microsoft also poached him from us. Now Sandro is back, finally sharing his tweaks here again. For a stress-free digital everyday life. You can reach Sandro via e-mail.

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