Disabling a Hardware Device May Force a Reboot

ID: Q228033

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

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 kbhw
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo