uninstalling a usb device

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when you first plug in a usb device windows recognizes it and searches for
drivers.
If it can't find them then it places a yellow exclaimation point visable in
the device manager. Where do I go to erase any previous memory windows has
on this device so that when I plug the device back in window recognizes it as
new hardware (as if it were the first time ever plugging it in).
 
What is it you are trying to accomplish? Trying to remove all traces would
involve editing the registry. Even uninstalling via device manager wont
remove all traces from the computer. If you just want to install new drivers
just go into device manager right click the device and add new drivers. What
else do you want to do?
 
To see nonpresent devices in Device Manager, open a command prompt:

C:\> set DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
C:\> devmgmt.msc

Then on Device manager click | View | Show hidden" devices | and your
nonpresent devices will appear (of which one of your failed attempts at
installing the USB device should be). You can then delete nonpresent devices
at will.
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