A company has 10 client computers that run Windows 8.1.
An employee updates a device driver on her computer and then restarts the computer. Windows does not
start successfully. You start the computer in Safe Mode.
You need to identify the most recently installed driver and gather the maximum amount of information about
the driver installation.
What should you do?
A.
In the Programs and Features Control Panel item, display the installed updates.
B.
In the Event Viewer console, display the Hardware Events log.
C.
Display the contents of the Windows\inf\setupapi.dev.log file.
D.
In Device Manager, run a scan for hardware changes.
Explanation:
In Windows Vista and later versions of Windows, SetupAPI logs information about device installation in a
plaintext log file that you can use to verify the installation of a device and to troubleshoot device installation
problems. If a signing problem exists, SetupAPI will log information about the signing problem in the log file.
The name of this log file is SetupAPI.dev.log, and it is located, by default, in the Windows INF file directory
(%SystemRoot%\inf).
The SetupAPI log for Windows Vista and later versions of Windows is an enhanced version of the SetupAPI log
that is supported by Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000. The SetupAPI log for
Windows Vista and later versions of Windows includes an enhanced format that makes it easier for a reader to
locate and understand the logged information.
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