Windows 10: Removing Multimedia Devices in Bulk

hi there, this is a multi question i am hoping to get a permanent solution to... so is there a way to
1/ remove these 210 multimedia devices as a bulk eg 100 at a time or ultimately all bar 4 at once??

2/ stop these from coming back???


i dont know what this devices is or how often they are added to or even WHY they are being added, i just want to delete them ALL and stop them from coming back.

i live on a rural property so they are NOT my neighbors devices..


System is Win 10 Pro 64 bit

Ver 1909 build 18363.836



:)

 

Remove Devices

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you are facing issues while removing the device from your Microsoft account as it keeps popping back after removing.



It could be possible that the device was using OneDrive with the same Microsoft account and that might be the reason you are able to see the device listed under your profile. I would suggest you to remove the device from OneDrive
and see if that helps.



You can follow the steps to remove the device from OneDrive.

1. Login to
   https://onedrive.live.com.
2. Now on the left hand pane click on PC’s.
3. Now click on the devices that are listed under PC’s and on the right hand side click on
   Remove PC.

If the issue persists, please get back to us with the results of the troubleshooting steps to assist you further.



Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Multimedia Devices

I sheepishly admit that for lo these many years, I have never paid much attention to the listing of "Multimedia Devices" in the "Devices and Printers" listing under Control Panel. Now, however, it matters. I need to know exactly what these icons represent.
I've always used the old school Windows Media Player, adding tracks to my library from a music folder either local or a defined network drive. What does one do with a Multimedia Device? Can someone point me to a help file that explains this?

 

2 of 3 computers in home network only show multimedia devices

Hi

OK I understand now, This is not an issue with devices appearing as media devices, it is an issue where devices are simply not appearing in the network list.

Where do you get the "access denied, contact your network manager"?

I would suggest updating to 1809 - 17763.253
Just to ensure that you are at the latest release and updates installed.

As you will have found, there are many posts about this issue and unfortunately there are many proposed resolutions. Enabling SMB 1.0 and the Services listed below normally resolves the issue.

• Function Discovery Provider Host - Automatic
• Function Discovery Resource Publication - Automatic
• DNS Client - Automatic
• SSDP Discovery - Automatic
• UPnP Device Host - Automatic

Older and non compatible devices need SMB 1.0 to be visible on the network and this would need to be enabled on all devices as well not just the PC you are describing.

To recap....

Can you see all devices in network devices as you would expect on the other PCs/Laptops?
Can you ping the devices by IP and by Name? Can you access the PCs via command line \\PCName\Share
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If you have ensured SMB 1.0 is enabled, SMB Direct, as per the image image below






Then I can only suggest corrupt registry settings.
try running sfc /scannow from an admin command prompt to check for any integrity violations.

then try and force the settings again, try clearing the the SMB 1.0 and SMB Direct settings completely and restarting, then select them as per the image above followed by a restart.


Please post back with updates