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WindowsDeep Dive October 3, 2026 6 min read

Windows PnP Runtime Diagnostics: Devnodes, Problem Codes, and Device State

Inspect live Plug and Play state through devnode status and problem codes, distinguishing runtime device faults from driver-installation failures.

#device-management#pnp#windows

WindowsDeep Dive October 3, 2026 5 min read

SetupAPI.dev.log: Forensic Troubleshooting for Windows Driver Installs

Read SetupAPI.dev.log by transaction boundaries, correlate device-instance IDs and INF selection, and separate signing, ranking, policy, and service-start failures.

#windows#device-drivers#setupapi