Remove the #2,#3,#4 numbers in Device Manager

Is there anyway to remove this number?

 

Hmm, this is interesting. I don't think I've ever seen this before.

I will do some research on this.

 

Looks like you've manually installed/upgraded device drivers multiple times.

Have you tried removing the device & device driver as well as any 'ghost' devices and let the laptop rediscover things?

Beyond cosmetics, does the # cause you any pain?

 

Yeah, but what's ghost devices?

No, I've no problem but it just looks bad.

 

I think you can manually rename it in Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections. Windows, however, still remembers it was #3, so the next time you reinstall the network device, it will automatically name it "... #4".

 

To the OP, are you willing to take a risk here? I have had this numbering issue before, but it requires that you be able to view all devices. This means devices that are not connected and devices that are hidden.

 

check the view hidden devices. Then uninstall them from there.

 

The best way is the worst way
Finally reinstalled windows

 

Here is a solution!!
Reset the numbering for new devices. Load regedit and go here

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Network\{big long hex
number}\Descriptions

There will be a few hex numbers after \Network\ but it'll be the one
with the "Descriptions" branch. Under this branch you'll see all the
numbering strings. Juts delete the ones you want to reset.

Then go back to Device Manger and select "Scan for Hardware Changes"

 

Oh, thanks for the solution. I'll try if it happened again
Thank you sooo much

REP+

 

Follow the steps here to make device manager show you all hidden devices, including the ones that are not connected.

Device Manager does not display devices that are not connected to the Windows XP-based computer

Then go to device manager and show all hidden devices and uninstall the devices with numbers one at a time. This is the safest way to do it rather than going into the registry. Messing with the numbering in the registry will mess up the associated driver repository.

 

Tried but didn't work.

 

try my solution!it works for sure!i had the same problem.

 

you reinstalled windows just because there is a number next to the device name on device manager

 

Thank you johnnyman27, but maybe next time

No

I got problem with graphic driver and PowerDVD because of damn Driver Sweeper.
So I had to reinstall windows

 

did you consider that driver sweeper might have been the cause of more problems that you are considering giving it credit for? It would have been nice to know about ALL of your problems at the beginning.

sheesh

 

But it doesn't relate to driver sweeper.
It happened since I updated windows + optional drivers

 

when asking for help with problems, ALWAYS tell people everything you have done to your machine.

driver sweeper and other 'clean up' utilities are imperfect and cause just as many problems as they purport to solve.

 

It seems you didn't still get me. I got this problem before using driver sweeper.
fortunately johnnyman27 answered correctly