Under the Device Manager Management console, you can view and manage devices connected to your computer. It provides a centralized and organized view for all these peripherals. Accessing the Device Manager is super easy.
You don’t even need a physical access to your computer systems to access the Device Manager and manage the connected devices. Below, we have provided the complete guide how you can remotely access to Device Manager.
What do you understand by the term Remote Devices?
A remote device is defined as a device that you do not have any physical access but you can access to the device through a network link or using remote control software. There are plenty of devices that you can access remotely.
Suppose you are working in an office and the office has one printer which is shared among all the employees therein. From the desk you are on, you can access to the printer that is on your boss cabin and perform any task related to printer.
Other remote access examples are accessing a computer remotely, industrial IoT systems, building management systems, intelligent home systems and smart cars. You can access them remotely just by a remote network connection.
How to remotely connect to Device Manager?
- Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager,
- Go to the File tab on the top-left corner and click on Run new task option,
- Type compmgmt.msc in the opened search box and then hit Enter or press OK button,
- Next to this, click on Action on the top and select Connect to another computer,
- Type the name of that computer within the another computer text box and then click Okay button,
- Once after connection established, you will see that the computer’s name next to your Computer Management parenthesis on the upper left,
- Now, you can connect to the Device Manager and update all drivers.
The process may be full of errors
You may encounter problems while connecting to the computer remotely when there is a problem with the network connection or due to the Windows remote access service errors. In both the scenarios, you will get an access denied error.
There is an automatic PC Repair Tool available that we suggest you to use when you are dealing with the issue and want an automatic remediation. The suggested tool is best in dealing with any Windows related problems like system corruption, DLLs and EXEs errors, incompatibilities issues and even malware infections.
Conclusion
That’s all! We have provided the complete guide how to remotely access to Device Manager. Hope so, you are easily performing the steps and do not suffer any errors while connection. If you are encountering, use the suggested tools and this will surely help you in getting the required fix.
