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Cannot open Device Manager from the Tasks pane in Windows Vista

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By Ramesh Srinivasan on 27 May 2008

When you click on Device Manager link in the Tasks pane in Control Panel - System, Device Manager does not launch. However, you may be able to launch Device Manager via the Control Panel or using other methods. This problem is caused by interference of one or more third-party shell extensions, implemented in the following registry [...]

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