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NAME Enable-PnpDevice
SYNOPSIS
Enables a PnP device.
SYNTAX
Enable-PnpDevice [-InstanceId] <String[]> [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-InformationAction {SilentlyContinue | Stop | Continue | Inquire | Ignore |
Suspend}] [-InformationVariable <System.String>] [-PassThru] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
Enable-PnpDevice [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-InformationAction {SilentlyContinue | Stop | Continue | Inquire | Ignore | Suspend}]
[-InformationVariable <System.String>] [-PassThru] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
The Enable-PnpDevice cmdlet enables a Plug and Play (PnP) device. You must use an Administrator account to enable a device.
PARAMETERS
-CimSession [<CimSession[]>]
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or
Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-InformationAction [<System.Management.Automation.ActionPreference>]
Specifies how this cmdlet responds to an information event. The acceptable values for this parameter are:??
-- SilentlyContinue
-- Stop
-- Continue
-- Inquire
-- Ignore
-- Suspend
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-InformationVariable [<System.String>]
Specifies a variable in which to store an information event message.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-InstanceId <String[]>
Specifies an array of unique instance ID of devices.
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-PassThru [<SwitchParameter>]
Indicates that this cmdlet returns a WMI error code. By default, this cmdlet does not return a value.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-ThrottleLimit [<Int32>]
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is
entered, then Windows PowerShell???? calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the
computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Cimv2/Win32_PnPEntity[]
The Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance object is a wrapper class that displays Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) objects. The
path after the pound sign (#) provides the namespace and class name for the underlying WMI object.
OUTPUTS
Int32
This cmdlet generates a WMI error code.
NOTES
You must use an Administrator account for this cmdlet.
Example 1: Enable a device
PS C:\\>Enable-PnpDevice -InstanceId 'USB\\VID_5986&;PID_0266&;MI_00\\7&;1E5D3568&;0&;0000'
This command enables the device that has the specified instance ID.
Example 2: Enable all disabled devices
PS C:\\>Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object {$_.Problem -match 22} | Enable-PnpDevice
This command gets all the PnP devices by using the Get-PnpDevice cmdlet, and then passes them to the Where-Object cmdlet by using the pipeline operator.
For more information, type Get-Help Where-Object. That cmdlet drops the devices that do not have a Problem value of 22. That problem code means that the
device is disabled. The current cmdlet enables those disabled devices.
RELATED LINKS
Disable-PnpDevice
Get-PnpDevice
SYNOPSIS
Enables a PnP device.
SYNTAX
Enable-PnpDevice [-InstanceId] <String[]> [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-InformationAction {SilentlyContinue | Stop | Continue | Inquire | Ignore |
Suspend}] [-InformationVariable <System.String>] [-PassThru] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
Enable-PnpDevice [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-InformationAction {SilentlyContinue | Stop | Continue | Inquire | Ignore | Suspend}]
[-InformationVariable <System.String>] [-PassThru] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
The Enable-PnpDevice cmdlet enables a Plug and Play (PnP) device. You must use an Administrator account to enable a device.
PARAMETERS
-CimSession [<CimSession[]>]
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or
Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-InformationAction [<System.Management.Automation.ActionPreference>]
Specifies how this cmdlet responds to an information event. The acceptable values for this parameter are:??
-- SilentlyContinue
-- Stop
-- Continue
-- Inquire
-- Ignore
-- Suspend
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-InformationVariable [<System.String>]
Specifies a variable in which to store an information event message.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-InstanceId <String[]>
Specifies an array of unique instance ID of devices.
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-PassThru [<SwitchParameter>]
Indicates that this cmdlet returns a WMI error code. By default, this cmdlet does not return a value.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-ThrottleLimit [<Int32>]
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is
entered, then Windows PowerShell???? calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the
computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value none
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Cimv2/Win32_PnPEntity[]
The Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance object is a wrapper class that displays Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) objects. The
path after the pound sign (#) provides the namespace and class name for the underlying WMI object.
OUTPUTS
Int32
This cmdlet generates a WMI error code.
NOTES
You must use an Administrator account for this cmdlet.
Example 1: Enable a device
PS C:\\>Enable-PnpDevice -InstanceId 'USB\\VID_5986&;PID_0266&;MI_00\\7&;1E5D3568&;0&;0000'
This command enables the device that has the specified instance ID.
Example 2: Enable all disabled devices
PS C:\\>Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object {$_.Problem -match 22} | Enable-PnpDevice
This command gets all the PnP devices by using the Get-PnpDevice cmdlet, and then passes them to the Where-Object cmdlet by using the pipeline operator.
For more information, type Get-Help Where-Object. That cmdlet drops the devices that do not have a Problem value of 22. That problem code means that the
device is disabled. The current cmdlet enables those disabled devices.
RELATED LINKS
Disable-PnpDevice
Get-PnpDevice