Microsoft KB Archive/228033

= Disabling a Hardware Device May Force a Reboot =

Article ID: 228033

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q228033



SUMMARY
After you disable a hardware device using Device Manager (Devmgmt.msc), you may be prompted to restart your computer. The device may remain enabled until you restart the computer.



MORE INFORMATION
This situation can occur when a child device connected to the parent to be disabled vetoes the command. If an active device is still present, a reboot is necessary.

Or, you can try disabling the child device before the parent to prevent needing to reboot the computer.

Additional query words: restart

Keywords: kbenv kbhardware kbinfo KB228033

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