Disable Devices in .NET

[Samuel Shulman]

Hi

Is it possible to disable/enable devices (as one can do in device manager)
in VB code?

Thank you,
Samuel

 

[Dmytro Lapshyn [MVP]]

Hi,

I doubt there's a managed class (probably except for WMI aka
System.Management.*) that would be capable of doing this. So, take a look at
System.Management and WMI first, and if there's nothing like that there,
then research MSDN/the Web for a native APIs responsible for device
management and consume those APIs through P/Invoke.

See also this TechNet article:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/afa82316-88d5-4e70-96f8-6c774ca32b981033.mspx

and this CodeProject one:

http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/divingsysprog3.asp?df=100&forumid=35288&exp=0&select=981039

P.S. My research indicates that WMI is good for querying the data, but not
for manipulating the devices. So you are likely to follow the WinAPI route.

 

[Dmytro Lapshyn [MVP]]

This link might also be useful:

http://www.dx21.com/SCRIPTING/RUNDLL32/VIEWITEM.ASP?OID=203&CMD=P-A

 

[Samuel Shulman]

Thank you for your help

Samuel Shulman

Hi,

I doubt there's a managed class (probably except for WMI aka
System.Management.*) that would be capable of doing this. So, take a look
at System.Management and WMI first, and if there's nothing like that
there, then research MSDN/the Web for a native APIs responsible for device
management and consume those APIs through P/Invoke.

See also this TechNet article:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/afa82316-88d5-4e70-96f8-6c774ca32b981033.mspx

and this CodeProject one:

http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/divingsysprog3.asp?df=100&forumid=35288&exp=0&select=981039

P.S. My research indicates that WMI is good for querying the data, but not
for manipulating the devices. So you are likely to follow the WinAPI
route.