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The system information utility
the purpose is to collect and store configuration settings of Windows components, installed software/application/hardware and more.
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The last known good configuration is like windows restore, it will go back to the last installed software or last installed piece of hardware
If you had installed anything in the PCI-E or any kind of Drive, it will lose all of the hardware configuration to that device. Overall, no performance enhancement will be made. In rare cases, Performance will increase by 1%-3%.
Generally audio and speaker configuration is achieved through the Windows control panel applet, either the vanilla Windows applet or by an applet installed with the audio hardware. The game itself may also have configuration settings within the game options. Knowing which game, your particular audio hardware, and Windows version may elicit a better response.
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Hardware configuration problems were much more common before Plug and Play standards, which are a set of protocols by hardware and operating system vendors relating to hardware installation. With plug and play an operating system can often recognize the existence of a new hardware component and select configuration options that permit the component to communicate successfully with the operating system.
Hardware is the physical parts that are connect inside your computer. Hardware Devices are the hardware drivers installed on your hard drive.
Performance limitations result when a system that was designed for a specific hardware configuration becomes obsolete when a new hardware is introduced.
Windows creates setupapi.log file that tracks each piece of installed hardware.