DriveCleanup 1.6.5
Author:
Uwe Sieber
Date: 02/22/2024 Size: 52 KB License: Freeware Requires: 11|10|8|7 Downloads: 28756 times TIP: Click Here to Repair or Restore Missing Windows Files |
DriveCleanup does what you could do manually in the Windows Device Manager - remove all currently non-present USB, Disks, CDROMs, Floppies, Storage Volumes, and WPD devices from the device tree.
Removes from the device tree non present:
USB hubs
USB mass storage devices
Disk devices
CDROM devices
Floppy devices
Storage Volumes
WPD devices
and their registry items under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMMountedDevices
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetEnum
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlUsbFlags
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlDeviceClasses
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMountPoints2
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMountPoints2CPCVolume
Disk, CDROM, and Floppy devices are removed if they are USB or have a removal policy > 1 (EXPECT_ORDERLY_REMOVAL or EXPECT_SURPRISE_REMOVAL).
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Removes from the device tree non present:
and their registry items under
Disk, CDROM, and Floppy devices are removed if they are USB or have a removal policy > 1 (EXPECT_ORDERLY_REMOVAL or EXPECT_SURPRISE_REMOVAL).
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Screenshot for DriveCleanup