What are the "greyed out" devices in Device Manager?


Into_Oblivion1 said:
Despite it got a clean Windows 11 install?
First time I turned on the laptop, it had a fresh Windows install (creating an account, choosing language etc.)
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It might have been a generic Windows Device or if Windows came preinstalled... then it could be some OEM device that they used when setting up the computer.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26100.3624 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦24H2 ♦♦♦non-Insider
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
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    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 5002)
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    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
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    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
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    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
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    Dell U3011 30"
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    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
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    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
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    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
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    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
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    Firefox (latest)
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    Bitdefender Internet Security
    Other Info
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    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 15 years?
Ghot said:
It might have been a generic Windows Device or if Windows came preinstalled... then it could be some OEM device that they used when setting up the computer.
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So I can conclude, that the "greyed out" devices, are from before I received the laptop?

Thank you
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
I've got a haunted desktop like that!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    custom build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics 3.80
    Motherboard
    AMD ROG STRIX B550-F
    Memory
    G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series (Intel XMP) DDR4 RAM 32GB (2x16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated
    Sound Card
    on-board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell s2425hs
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB ssd INTEL SSD 730 series 240 GB. and Samsung 840 Evo ssd 500 GB.
    PSU
    CORSAIR - RMe Series 1000W 80 PLUS Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
    Case
    COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced
    Cooling
    AMD Wraith Stealth cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech 520
    Mouse
    Logitech 310
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Defender
So I can conclude, that the "greyed out" devices, are from before I received the laptop? Agree?

Thank you
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
When for example virual devices are not in use, they can show as not connected.
Same goes for wireless or bluetooth if a laptop has a button to shut them off for example.

| When they origin from?
Look at install date?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Tester said:
Same goes for wireless or bluetooth if a laptop has a button to shut them off for example.
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Physical button?
Same as if they were disconnected / taken out of the laptop?

Tester said:
| When they origin from?
Look at install date?
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It only shows date of driver in properties - that is not the same as installation date?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
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