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You can't disable the device manager. However, only administrators have have the ability to change it. If you create a new account on your computer that doesn't have administrative abilities, then that suer won't be able to make any changes in the Device Manager.

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Microsoft Windows XP

  1. On the desktop right-click on My Computer and click Properties or open the Control Panel and double-click the System icon.
  2. In the System Properties window click the Hardware tab.
  3. In the Hardware tab click the Device Manager button.

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  1. Click Start
  2. Click Settings
  3. Click Control Panel
  4. In the Control Panel double-click the Systems icon.
  5. In the System Properties window click the Hardware tab.
  6. In the Hardware tab click the Device Manager button and you should see something similar to the below example.
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1. Right-click the device and click Uninstall on the shortcut menu.

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Right click the device while in device manager then click unistall....

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