This article describes how to view the status of a hardware device in Device Manager in Windows.

You can view the status of a device through the Properties of the device in Device Manager. The detailed steps involved in this procedure will vary slightly depending on the Windows operating system that you have installed. Therefore, those differences are mentioned below where necessary.

Open Device Manager. You can do this in any version of Windows via the Control Panel.

However, if you're using Windows 11, Windows 10, or Windows 8, the Power User Menu (Windows key+X) will likely be faster.