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USBDeview vs DevManView: catalog facts
USBDeview	DevManView
Best for: Troubleshooting USB devices or auditing which devices a Windows PC has seen	Best for: Administrators who want to inspect or script device changes on Windows
Free Freeware from NirSoft with no paid tier.	Free Freeware from NirSoft with no paid tier.
Windows	Windows
Shows history of USB devices that are no longer plugged in Disconnect, disable, enable or uninstall devices All 4 strengths for USBDeview Shows history of USB devices that are no longer plugged in Disconnect, disable, enable or uninstall devices Works with remote computers and offline registry files Command-line options for stopping devices by name or serial	All devices and properties visible in one sortable table Enable, disable and uninstall devices from the command line All 4 strengths for DevManView All devices and properties visible in one sortable table Enable, disable and uninstall devices from the command line Can disable devices in an offline Windows installation Supports Windows 2000 through Windows 11
Some timestamps are only readable when run as Administrator Disabling devices on 64-bit Windows requires the x64 build All 3 limitations for USBDeview Some timestamps are only readable when run as Administrator Disabling devices on 64-bit Windows requires the x64 build Devices with faulty drivers may cause it to hang	Changing devices requires running as administrator 64-bit Windows needs the x64 build to enable or disable devices All 3 limitations for DevManView Changing devices requires running as administrator 64-bit Windows needs the x64 build to enable or disable devices Disabling remote devices works only on Windows 2000, XP and 2003 targets
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Not open source
License: Freeware	License: Freeware
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for USBDeview nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for DevManView nirsoft.net/utils/device_manager_view.html Catalog checked October 8, 2026

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