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Unable to launch devmgmt.msc

ptéranodon Posted messages 465 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   -  
brucine Posted messages 24506 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   -

Hello everyone

On Windows 10, when I type in run: devmgmt.msc in run to open the device manager, I get a no entry sign, so it doesn't work...

Can anyone advise me?

Thank you

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Epiloguest Posted messages 219 Status Membre 25
 

Good evening.

Does it work in: Control Panel, Device Manager?
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brucine Posted messages 24506 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   4 117
 

Hello,

Is it accessible through other means, for example the control panel?

The first thought that comes to mind aside from a Windows bug is the absence of administrator rights or a local policy set up for this purpose.

See for example here (in English): https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-device-manager-unresponsive-fix/
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ptéranodon Posted messages 465 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   4
 

Thank you ;)

I can't find the control panel, neither in settings nor in system...

Does it have another name?

This PC doesn't belong to me, it's my goddaughter's, and she's asking me to check if she has Bluetooth.

For that, I need to access the device manager.

Regarding permissions, when I ask her for her password, she tells me she has only one, the one that allows her to open her PC.

Does she need another one?

If so, what is the procedure?
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Epiloguest Posted messages 219 Status Membre 25
 

A right-click in the Start menu (at the bottom left) will display Device Manager in a list.

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brucine Posted messages 24506 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   4 117
 

The Control Panel is located at Start Menu-Programs-Windows System or alternatively always in the run area by typing control panel.

We can also check if there is a Bluetooth adapter and if it is enabled via the network icon in the taskbar, network settings, change adapter.

We can check the Bluetooth environment in Settings-devices (where we may see nearby devices if Bluetooth exists and is enabled); a more basic way is, of course, to take note of the PC's references and search online for its specifications (including Bluetooth?)

Regarding permissions, it is possible that she is not logged into an administrator account (in which case you need to go to Device Manager as an administrator, see the previous link) or that her PC is linked to a business or organization (education license, Île de France PC...) in which case we cannot bypass these restrictions.

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ptéranodon Posted messages 465 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   4
 

She has a whisker menu.

When I right-click on it, there is no device manager...
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Epiloguest Posted messages 219 Status Membre 25
 

To create a shortcut to Device Manager on the desktop:

https://www.pcastuces.com/pratique/astuces/2248.htm#:~:text=Right-click%20on%20the%20Start%20button,%20then%20click%20Next.

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brucine Posted messages 24506 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   4 117
 

If it's a Whisker menu, wouldn't it be on Linux rather than Windows, this thing?

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ptéranodon Posted messages 465 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   4
 

Thank you ;)

Well, I found it but when I click on it, I get this message:


"The drivers cannot be installed.

Please connect to the Internet or insert the installation DVD or USB key of Linux Mint."
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brucine Posted messages 24506 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   4 117
 

Ah, we agree, seeing as <8>, it doesn't run on Windows.

I'm really terrible with Linux and your question might end up going nowhere now that it's been posted in the Windows section: I suggest you rephrase it in the Linux section.

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Xileh Posted messages 19446 Registration date   Status Modérateur Last intervention   6 568 > brucine Posted messages 24506 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention  
 

Hello,

 
 In these cases, it is better to report, we move the subject and it avoids duplication.

Thank you

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ptéranodon Posted messages 465 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   4
 

Yes indeed, I just realized that!

I'll post about it on Linux.

Thanks again ;)
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pistouri Posted messages 19008 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   8 719
 

Hello,

It is possible to move your post to the Linux forum.

Depending on your version.

If you know, just say it.

We will move your post and add Linux to your title.

@+

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Xileh Posted messages 19446 Registration date   Status Modérateur Last intervention   6 568 > pistouri Posted messages 19008 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention  
 

Hello,

Topic moved and duplicate deleted... this will be more convenient this way... just need to adapt the title to the relevant LINUX version...

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brucine Posted messages 24506 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   4 117
 

That said, what is complicated about Linux is not only that there are several distros (Mint here if I understood correctly) but also several environments (I have Cinnamon in a virtual machine).

The question being asked is about updating the Bluetooth drivers (which does not necessarily mean that there is Bluetooth hardware), as simply as possible via an internet connection, which raises the following question: how is this PC connected, Wi-Fi or network cable?

In Cinnamon, you will find your happiness in the start button, then in the hardware icons (check the Wi-Fi or Ethernet network connection) and then the driver manager in administration for an update.

In the graphical package manager (Synaptic under Cinnamon), there is a wealth of packages concerning Bluetooth (search for this term), so only a specialist (not me) would be able to tell you which ones to check, but they should normally be updated by the driver manager if the PC is equipped with Bluetooth hardware (which I also do not know how to check under Linux).

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