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I have problems with my Surface Pro pen since the beginning. Every few
days I loose the connection and the pen stop working. The only solution suggested by the support team tant works, is to disinstall the drivers in 'Surface pen settings" and 'Touchscreen compatible HID' and then restart Windows. It works, but it's a PITA to make it every few days. Waiting a driver update that can solve finally the problem, I would like to write a script to automate the process. I have no experience in scripting and I don't know if it is possible and where can I find some basic instruction to write a script. Thanks, Silvio |
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Thanks for the link. I have given a quick glance and it is interesting. But before starting to learn scripting and discover at the end of it that what I want to accomplish is non feasible, could you give me your opinion about it? With a script is it possible to uninstall those specific drivers? Thanks, Silvio On Sun, 7 Oct 2018 12:34:00 -0400, Wolf K wrote: On 2018-10-07 11:45, Silvio Galli wrote: I have problems with my Surface Pro pen since the beginning. Every few days I loose the connection and the pen stop working. The only solution suggested by the support team tant works, is to disinstall the drivers in 'Surface pen settings" and 'Touchscreen compatible HID' and then restart Windows. It works, but it's a PITA to make it every few days. Waiting a driver update that can solve finally the problem, I would like to write a script to automate the process. I have no experience in scripting and I don't know if it is possible and where can I find some basic instruction to write a script. Thanks, Silvio Start he https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Script_Host |
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Silvio Galli wrote:
Thanks for the link. I have given a quick glance and it is interesting. But before starting to learn scripting and discover at the end of it that what I want to accomplish is non feasible, could you give me your opinion about it? With a script is it possible to uninstall those specific drivers? Thanks, Silvio There is "devcon64.exe". This should really ship in the OS, but it requires a separate download. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...devtest/devcon "Update drivers (interactive and noninteractive)" And this page has more end-user information, including sample scripts. http://www.robvanderwoude.com/devcon.php The idea is, that devcon.exe can do everything that devmgmt.msc can do, except that devcon.exe is a command line program and doesn't need the GUI part. Paul |
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In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Mon, 08 Oct 2018 12:04:00 +0200, Silvio
Galli wrote: Thanks for the link. I have given a quick glance and it is interesting. But before starting to learn scripting and discover at the end of it that what I want to accomplish is non feasible, could you give me your opinion about it? With a script is it possible to uninstall those specific drivers? Thanks, Silvio I think so. First I would google uninstall driver command line Command line is the secret to many mysteries. One of the first hits is https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...command-syntax PnPUtil Command Syntax 01/30/2018 2 minutes to read Contributors Nathan Bazan NabilFates Eliot Graff To run PnPUtil, open a Command Prompt window (Run as Administrator) and ==== YOu can use a bat file to open a command prompt window. In fact, it's hard to get one not to. ;-) type a command using the following syntax and parameters. Note PnPUtil (PnPUtil.exe) is included in every version of Windows, starting with Windows Vista (in the %windir%\system32 directory). pnputil [/add-driver ... | /delete-driver ... | /export-driver ... | /enum-drivers | /?] Commands /add-driver ...... /delete-driver oem#.inf [/uninstall] [/force] [/reboot] Delete driver package from the driver store. /uninstall - uninstall driver package from any devices using it. /force - delete driver package even when it is in use by devices. /reboot - reboot system if needed to complete the operation. For examples of how to use the PnPUtil tool, see PnPUtil Examples. ==== The last line of your bat file can be the command that exits windows. The name of the bat file can be the name of the bat file that Windows is already set up to run when you exit windows normallyl. I think most people don't have that bat file. If you do, and I'm sure you don't, you'd just want to add the language above to that current bat file, probably at the start of it, so that your stuff and it both run. On Sun, 7 Oct 2018 12:34:00 -0400, Wolf K wrote: On 2018-10-07 11:45, Silvio Galli wrote: I have problems with my Surface Pro pen since the beginning. Every few days I loose the connection and the pen stop working. The only solution suggested by the support team tant works, is to disinstall the drivers in 'Surface pen settings" and 'Touchscreen compatible HID' and then restart Windows. It works, but it's a PITA to make it every few days. Waiting a driver update that can solve finally the problem, I would like to write a script to automate the process. I have no experience in scripting and I don't know if it is possible and where can I find some basic instruction to write a script. Thanks, Silvio Start he https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Script_Host |
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In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Mon, 08 Oct 2018 21:48:00 -0400, micky
wrote: In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Mon, 08 Oct 2018 12:04:00 +0200, Silvio Galli wrote: Thanks for the link. I have given a quick glance and it is interesting. But before starting to learn scripting and discover at the end of it that what I want to accomplish is non feasible, could you give me your opinion about it? With a script is it possible to uninstall those specific drivers? Thanks, Silvio I think so. First I would google uninstall driver command line There are more hits farther down plus there is at least one video. I think tthe video is called Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein, but I watched it anyhow and it disucssed deleting drivers with a command line. Command line is the secret to many mysteries. One of the first hits is https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...command-syntax PnPUtil Command Syntax 01/30/2018 2 minutes to read Contributors Nathan Bazan NabilFates Eliot Graff To run PnPUtil, open a Command Prompt window (Run as Administrator) and ==== YOu can use a bat file to open a command prompt window. In fact, it's hard to get one not to. ;-) type a command using the following syntax and parameters. Note PnPUtil (PnPUtil.exe) is included in every version of Windows, starting with Windows Vista (in the %windir%\system32 directory). pnputil [/add-driver ... | /delete-driver ... | /export-driver ... | /enum-drivers | /?] Commands /add-driver ...... /delete-driver oem#.inf [/uninstall] [/force] [/reboot] Delete driver package from the driver store. /uninstall - uninstall driver package from any devices using it. /force - delete driver package even when it is in use by devices. /reboot - reboot system if needed to complete the operation. For examples of how to use the PnPUtil tool, see PnPUtil Examples. ==== The last line of your bat file can be the command that exits windows. The name of the bat file can be the name of the bat file that Windows is already set up to run when you exit windows normallyl. I think most people don't have that bat file. If you do, and I'm sure you don't, you'd just want to add the language above to that current bat file, probably at the start of it, so that your stuff and it both run. On Sun, 7 Oct 2018 12:34:00 -0400, Wolf K wrote: On 2018-10-07 11:45, Silvio Galli wrote: I have problems with my Surface Pro pen since the beginning. Every few days I loose the connection and the pen stop working. The only solution suggested by the support team tant works, is to disinstall the drivers in 'Surface pen settings" and 'Touchscreen compatible HID' and then restart Windows. It works, but it's a PITA to make it every few days. Waiting a driver update that can solve finally the problem, I would like to write a script to automate the process. I have no experience in scripting and I don't know if it is possible and where can I find some basic instruction to write a script. Thanks, Silvio Start he https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Script_Host |
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Thanks. Very helpful !
Silvio On Mon, 08 Oct 2018 21:48:00 -0400, micky wrote: In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Mon, 08 Oct 2018 12:04:00 +0200, Silvio Galli wrote: Thanks for the link. I have given a quick glance and it is interesting. But before starting to learn scripting and discover at the end of it that what I want to accomplish is non feasible, could you give me your opinion about it? With a script is it possible to uninstall those specific drivers? Thanks, Silvio I think so. First I would google uninstall driver command line Command line is the secret to many mysteries. One of the first hits is https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...command-syntax PnPUtil Command Syntax 01/30/2018 2 minutes to read Contributors Nathan Bazan NabilFates Eliot Graff To run PnPUtil, open a Command Prompt window (Run as Administrator) and ==== YOu can use a bat file to open a command prompt window. In fact, it's hard to get one not to. ;-) type a command using the following syntax and parameters. Note PnPUtil (PnPUtil.exe) is included in every version of Windows, starting with Windows Vista (in the %windir%\system32 directory). pnputil [/add-driver ... | /delete-driver ... | /export-driver ... | /enum-drivers | /?] Commands /add-driver ...... /delete-driver oem#.inf [/uninstall] [/force] [/reboot] Delete driver package from the driver store. /uninstall - uninstall driver package from any devices using it. /force - delete driver package even when it is in use by devices. /reboot - reboot system if needed to complete the operation. For examples of how to use the PnPUtil tool, see PnPUtil Examples. ==== The last line of your bat file can be the command that exits windows. The name of the bat file can be the name of the bat file that Windows is already set up to run when you exit windows normallyl. I think most people don't have that bat file. If you do, and I'm sure you don't, you'd just want to add the language above to that current bat file, probably at the start of it, so that your stuff and it both run. On Sun, 7 Oct 2018 12:34:00 -0400, Wolf K wrote: On 2018-10-07 11:45, Silvio Galli wrote: I have problems with my Surface Pro pen since the beginning. Every few days I loose the connection and the pen stop working. The only solution suggested by the support team tant works, is to disinstall the drivers in 'Surface pen settings" and 'Touchscreen compatible HID' and then restart Windows. It works, but it's a PITA to make it every few days. Waiting a driver update that can solve finally the problem, I would like to write a script to automate the process. I have no experience in scripting and I don't know if it is possible and where can I find some basic instruction to write a script. Thanks, Silvio Start he https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Script_Host |
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On Mon, 08 Oct 2018 21:51:02 -0400, micky
wrote: There are more hits farther down plus there is at least one video. I think tthe video is called Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein, but I watched it anyhow and it disucssed deleting drivers with a command line. So Abbott talked about deleting drivers with a command line and Costello asked "Commander Line? Is he on first?"? |
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In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Mon, 08 Oct 2018 21:48:00 -0400, micky
wrote: /uninstall - uninstall driver package from any devices using it. /force - delete driver package even when it is in use by devices. /reboot - reboot system if needed to complete the operation. Of course it's easier to use /reboot than an additional line, but I hadn't read the subcommand list For examples of how to use the PnPUtil tool, see PnPUtil Examples. ==== The last line of your bat file can be the command that exits windows. Maybe a way comes with windows to exit windows from a batch file, but I ended up dl'ing a famous suite of free utility programs. I used this for a bat file to run my printer every month while I was out of town, and it worked except I never got the scheduler to start it. You won't have that problem. |
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