NAME
Enable-PnpDevice
SYNOPSIS
Enables a PnP device.SYNTAX
Enable-PnpDevice [-InstanceId]
[-CimSession ] [-InformationAction {SilentlyContinue | Stop | Continue | Inquire | Ignore | Suspend}] [-InformationVariable
] [-PassThru] [-ThrottleLimit ] [ ] Enable-PnpDevice [-CimSession
] [-InformationAction {SilentlyContinue | Stop | Continue | Inquire | Ignore | Suspend}] [-InformationVariable
] [-PassThru] [-ThrottleLimit ] [ ] DESCRIPTION
The Enable-PnpDevice cmdlet enables a Plug and Play (PnP) device. You must use an Administrator account to enable
a device.PARAMETERS
-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 [
Specifies how this cmdlet responds to an information event. The acceptable values for this parameter are:ÿ] -- SilentlyContinue
-- Stop
-- Continue
-- Inquire
-- Ignore
-- Suspend
Required? false Position? named Default value none Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false-InformationVariable [
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
Specifies an array of unique instance ID of devices. Required? true Position? 1 Default value noneAccept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false-PassThru [
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 [
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 PowerShellr 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] 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