USBDeview 2.50 Portable
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USBDeview 2.50 Portable | 3.0 Mb
USBDeview is a free, small-sized and portable Windows tool that shows detailed information about USB devices connected to the computer. It sports a handy set of options, such as data export.
Portability perks
As there is no setup pack included, you can save the program files to any part of the hard disk and just click the executable to run, as well as save USBDeview to a USB flash disk or similar storage unit, in order to launch it on any PC effortlessly and without previous activity. An important aspect worth taking into account is that the Windows registry and Start menu do not get updated with new keys.
Simple interface with clear-cut options
The GUI is classical, represented by a normal window with a neatly organized layout, where all USB devices are shown in a list at startup. Their information includes device type, description, serial number, drive letter, date of creation and last plug-in, and so on. Reports can be generated from all data or just selected entries, and saved to HTML, TXT, CSV and XML format.
Perform several USB device operations
It is possible to disable and uninstall pen drives, change the assigned drive letter, activate their autoplay feature, use a search function when dealing with large amounts of data, reload the USB hub, run speed tests in terms of reading and writing performance, and so on.
Evaluation and conclusion
We have not come across any problems in our tests, since USBDeview did not hang, crash or pop up error messages. It shows accurate information, has a great response time and uses low CPU and memory. Thanks to its versatile range of features, USBDeview should please most users when it comes to discovering the capabilities of their USB drives in a simple manner.
FEATURES
Device Name:
Specifies the device name. For some device, this column may display meaningless name, like "USB Device". If the device name is meaningless, try to look at the Description column.
Device Description:
The description of the device.
Device Type: The device type, according to USB class code. For more information about USB classes: USB Class Codes.
Connected:
Specifies whether the device is currently connected to your computer. If the device is connected, you can use the 'Disconnect Selected Devices' option (F9) to disconnect the device.
Safe To Unplug:
Specifies whether it's safe to unplug the device from the USB plug without disconnecting it first. If the value of this column is false, and you want to unplug this device, you must first disconnect this device by using the 'Disconnect Selected Devices' option (F9) of USBDeview utility, or by using the 'Unplug or Eject Hardware' utility of Windows operating system.
Drive Letter:
Specifies the drive letter of the USB device. This column is only relevant to USB flash memory devices and to USB CD/DVD drives. Be aware that USBDeview cannot detect drive letters of USB hard-disks.
Serial Number:
Specifies the serial number of the device. This column is only relevant to mass storage devices (flash memory devices, CD/DVD drives, and USB hard-disks).
Created Date:
Specifies the date/time that the device was installed. In most cases, this date/time value represents the time that you first plugged the device to the USB port. However, be aware that in some circumstances this value may be wrong.
Last Plug/Unplug Date:
Specifies the last time that you plugged/unplugged the device. This date value is lost when you restart the computer.
VendorID/ProductID:
Specifies the VendorID and ProductID of the device. For unofficial list of VendorID/ProductID, click here.
USB Class/Subclass/Protocol:
Specifies the Class/Subclass/Protocol of the device according to USB specifications. For more information about USB classes: USB Class Codes.
Hub/Port
Specifies the hub number and port number that the device was plugged into. This value is empty for mass storage devices.
New in version 2.50 (November 5, 2015)
• Added 'Driver InfSection' and 'Driver InfPath' columns.
OS: Windows 2K / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit / 2003 / 2008 / 2008 64-bit / 10 / 10 64-bit