Windows 10: Some entries in "Other Devices" are a mystery--can't figure them out

I know, technically speaking, none of this matters in terms of a Windows 10 computer functioning normally. Yes, us folks who have OCD tendencies must refrain from the focus as one looks at Windows logs for Application and System, wondering why there are warnings and errors appearing for various things... and told "yeah, that's a rabbit hole, so forget about it."

"Other Devices" in the Device Manager list is rather small, contained, and so my hope is that I can satisfy this dangling annoyance. Somehow I have a couple entries there that look very peculiar. A name like 1.00000000000000000120. Who names their driver like this? No driver provider, no manufacturer. And yet, "device is working properly." Heck, if you don't even know what it is, how can you know it's working right? Go figure.

So I uninstalled these two "offenders," let's call them 120 and 143. Well, upon rebooting, they're back again. I tried running driver update... nothing found. NOTE: My laptop is not connected to anything via Bluetooth in this state.





Does anyone here have a clue as to what these might be? I don't recall ever seeing them before, not since my laptop just updated to Windows 10 version 20H2, build 19042.

NOTE: I did read up a bit about the "Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator" and... it sounds like a deprecated technology. Is it possible that my laptop happens to have hardware in the motherboard that supports this, but Windows 10 does not and so it's essentially listed under "Other Devices" but without any real purpose?

:)

 

Device Manager "other" entries

After a fresh W10 1703 fully updated install on a 3148 Inspiron laptop, four OTHER DEVICES appear in Device Manager: PCI Data Aqquisition and Signal Processing Controller and three 'unknown devices.' "Drivers not installed; no compatible driver can be found."

Prior to this install several Intel drivers were listed under Programs and Features. likely because they were added after the fact. They are not listed now and Intel's update utility reports nothing missing. SFC is good and PC operation is normal.

The errant entries are redetected at boot even if disabled, or uninstalled via Safe Mode. Suggestions on banishing them for good would be appreciated.

 

Am I getting the most out of my SSD?

Step 1
Press "Windows-X" in Windows 8, and then select "Device Manager." In Windows 7 or Vista, click the "Start" button, type "device manager" into the search box, and then press "Enter."

Step 2
Click the arrow next to "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" to display the list of controller drivers currently used by your system.

Step 3
Check for an entry that contains the acronym "AHCI." If an entry exists, and there is no yellow exclamation mark or red "X" over it, then AHCI mode is properly enabled. If you don't see an "AHCI" entry, or the only entry contains a red or yellow mark, then there's a problem and AHCI mode is not properly enabled.

 

[BUG REPORT] Multiple entries in privacy settings for same mobile device

Hello,

Thank you for visiting Microsoft Community and providing us with the detailed description about the issue.

As per the description, I understand that you are experiencing issue with multiple entries in privacy settings for same mobile device in Windows 10.

I certainly understand your concern and will try my best to help you.

I would suggest you to try the following steps and check if that helps.

Step 1:

I would suggest you to restart the phone and check if that helps.

If that doesn’t work, follow step 2

Step 2:

I would suggest you to soft reset the phone and check if that helps. Please follow the steps given below.

• 
  Press and hold the power button and
  volume down button simultaneously for about 10 seconds
  
• 
  The phone should vibrate and reboot
  

If that doesn’t work, follow step 3

Step 3:

I would suggest you to hard reset the phone and check if that helps. Please follow the steps given below.

• 
  At the beginning power off device.
  
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  Then press Power key once.
  
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  After that press and hold
  Volume Down key.
  
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  After exclamation point appears on the screen release all keys.
  
• 
  Press the following options in exact chronological order:
  Volume Up, Volume Down, Power,
  and Volume Down.
  
• 
  Done
  

There is an alternative method to perform hard reset. Please follow the steps given below and check if that helps.

• 
  Turn on Microsoft Lumia.
  
• 
  Go to Windows Phone Settings.
  
• 
  Tap About.
  
• 
  Confirm the operations by selecting Reset Your Phone.
  

Note: All the user data will be lost.

For more information:

I would suggest you to refer to the suggestions provided by
“Andre Da Costa” replied on January 22, 2015 in the following Microsoft Community link.

Frequently Asked Questions: Windows 10

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...ndows-10/5c0b9368-a9e8-4238-b1e4-45f4b7ed2fb9

I hope this information is helpful.

Please do let us know if you need any further assistance, we will be glad to assist you.

Thank you.