DEVPKEY_Device_Manufacturer
The DEVPKEY_DEVICE_Manufacturer device property represents the name of the manufacturer of a device instance.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
Property key |
DEVPKEY_Device_Manufacturer |
Property-data-type identifier |
|
Property access |
Read-only access by installation applications and installers |
Corresponding SPDRP_Xxx identifier |
SPDRP_MFG |
Localized? |
No |
Remarks
The value of DEVPKEY_DEVICE_Manufacturer is set by the manufacturer-identifier entry value for a device that is supplied by the INF Manufacturer 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_Manufacturer.
Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 support this property, but do not support the DEVPKEY_Device_Manufacturer property key. Instead, you can use the corresponding SPDRP_MFG identifier to access the value of the property on these earlier versions of Windows. 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)