Still on the permissions page, left click your username to select it, then tick the checkbox titled 'Full Control'. Click Apply and then OK a few times to exit those windows.

Select the current user of the computer as the owner and tick the 'Replace owner on subcontainers and objects' checkbox. Still on the permissions page, click 'Advanced' then navigate to the 'Owner' tab. If entered correctly, the rest will be filled out for you automatically. For instance, my username is 'Brandon' so I type Brandon and press the 'Check Names' box. In the 'Enter the object names to select' text field, type the name of the user currently logged into the computer. Right click on the Enum key and select 'Permissions.'. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > ControlSet001 > Enum Grant administrator privileges if prompted to do so. Open the Registry Editor by opening a run prompt and typing regedit. Copy the value by right clicking it and selecting 'Copy'.

Then go to the Details tab and pick 'Driver key' from the dropdown list. Right click on the device and select Properties. The devices are organized nicely into categories, so you shouldn't have any issues finding the right one. Since I want to change the name of my 'HID-compliant Mouse', I will look for that. Next, find the device that you want to change the name of. You can also access the Device Manager via the Control Panel. The name of any device can be modified with this method and can help you organize your devices better in Device Manager.įirst, open Device Manager by opening a run prompt (Windows Key + R) and typing devmgmt.msc. If you have ever wanted to change that boring 'HID-compliant Mouse' title to something more descriptive, this tutorial is for you.

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