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Performance and Hardware Compatibility

Find resources and tools to help you install and manage devices, troubleshoot hardware compatibility issues, and monitor and improve performance in your Windows client environment.

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Assess Hardware Readiness and Compatibility

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Install and Manage Devices

Using Group Policy:

 

Using Device Manager:

 
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Monitor and Optimize System Performance

 

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