DEVPKEY_Device_DeviceDesc
The DEVPKEY_Device_DeviceDesc device property represents a description of a device instance.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
Property key |
DEVPKEY_Device_DeviceDesc |
Property-data-type identifier |
|
Property access |
Read-only access by installation applications and installers |
Corresponding SPDRP_Xxx identifier |
SPDRP_DEVICEDESC |
Localized? |
Yes |
Remarks
The value of DEVPKEY_Device_DeviceDesc is set by the device-description entry value that is supplied by the INF Models section of the INF file that installs a device.
You can call CM_Get_DevNode_Property or SetupDiGetDeviceProperty to retrieve the value of DEVPKEY_DEVICE_DeviceDesc.
You can retrieve the value of the DEVPKEY_NAME device instance property to retrieve the name of the device as it should appear in a user interface item.
Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 support this property, but do not support the DEVPKEY_Device_DeviceDesc property key. Instead, these earlier versions of Windows use the corresponding SPDRP_DEVICEDESC identifier to access the value of the property. For information about how to access this property value on these earlier versions of Windows, see Accessing Device Instance SPDRP_Xxx Properties.
Requirements
Version: Windows Vista and later versions of Windows Header: Devpkey.h (include Devpkey.h)