HKLM\Hardware
Per "Guide To Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Seventh Edition" text book by Jean Andrews: (Page 707) Device Manager reads data from the HKLM\Hardware (hkey_local_machine) key to build the information it displays about hardware configurations.
//system properties/hardware/device manager
Device Manager>System>Hardware
Use hardware inventory in Configuration Manager to collect information about the hardware configuration of client devices in your organization. To collect hardware inventory, you must select the Enable hardware inventory on clients setting in client settings. After hardware inventory is enabled and the client runs a hardware inventory cycle, the client sends the information to a management point in the client's site. The management point then forwards the inventory information to the Configuration Manager site server, which stores the inventory information in the site database. Hardware inventory runs on clients according to the schedule that you specify in client settings.
device manager
Device manager and Hardware Wizard
Click 'Start', 'control panel', 'system', 'hardware', then the 'device manager' button
configuration manager
The Device Manager is a Control Panel applet in Microsoft Windows operating systems. It allows users to view and control the hardware attached to the computer. When a piece of hardware is not working, the offending hardware is highlighted for the user to deal with. The list of hardware can be sorted by various criteria.
The Device Manager is a Control Panel applet in Microsoft Windows operating systems. It allows users to view and control the hardware attached to the computer. When a piece of hardware is not working, the offending hardware is highlighted for the user to deal with. The list of hardware can be sorted by various criteria.
hardware, firmware, kernel, memory manager, input output manager, file manager and application layer
Go to the Start MenuClick Control PanelClick Hardware and SoundClick Device Manager