Removing old hidden devices

Usually this is an issue when you change a network card and want to reuse the original IP.  The old driver and device is still registered in windows even though it's gone from device manager even if you select show hidden devices, so windows winges about duplicate IPs.  It'll still work mind, but it's not the neatest way to keep your windows.

The answer, in a command prompt, run the command set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1 then start the device manage snap-in devmgmt.msc.  Then when you show hidden devices it'll also show devices that are no longer in the system.

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