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Removing a device from Windows

I am sure you already know how to do so. And yes it is quite simple. You would go to the device manager and uninstall the device.

What if the device reappears after reboot?

It just means that it is memorized by Windows and get reinstalled even if you uninstalled it.

Here is what you need to do:

1. Go to %windir%/inf/. There are a lot of device install files. You want to locate the one that installs your devices.

hint: do a text search within the files to find out if the name is not self explanatory.

You should find a .inf and . pnf file. let's call them hplto.inf and hplto.pnf

2. Rename those to:

hplto.OLD1
hplto.OLD2

3. Open your device manager and uninstall the device. right click and select uninstall.
4. Sometime devices have reg keys assigned, you should delete them as well. Warning this is the registery.
5. Open the registry editor:delete the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\YOUR_DEVICE
6. Reboot. The found new hardware wizard will open, select "Install the software automatically (Recommended)", click next,
7. The found new hardware wizard will display that it Cannot install this hardware, ensure the "Don't prompt me again to install this software" checkbox is checked and click finish.