Logitech Unifying Receiver appears when none are connected


  1. CyberGolem
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    Logitech Unifying Receiver appears when none are connected


    Hi,
    Even if there aren't any Logitech Unifying Receivers connected to my computer, one always appears in my "Devices & Printers" window. How do I get rid of it?
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  3. Sardonicus
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    Look in the device manager. There's probably a Logitech device you need to disable or uninstall.
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  4. CyberGolem
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    Thanks Sardonicus, but unfortunately there's nothing in the Device Manager listing a Logitech device. If I connect an actual unifier, all sorts of stuff pops up in the Device manager and an extra unifier appears in the Devices & Printers window. When I disconnect it, it returns to the previous state ::HATE!::
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  6. Sardonicus
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    Hello, CyberGolem.
    Unplug your device, try,
    Device Manager does not display devices that are not connected to the Windows XP-based computer
    After following steps 1 through 4, go to "Mice and other pointing devices" and "Human Interface Devices".
    If you see a translucent Logitech mouse device, uninstall it.
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  7. CyberGolem
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    Thanks again but when I get to step 2 an error message rears its ugly head:
    Windows cannot find 'set'. make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.

    I also just noticed the link is for a Windows-XP based computer and mine is Windows 7.
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  8. Sardonicus
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    CyberGolem said:
    Thanks again but when I get to step 2 an error message rears its ugly head:
    Windows cannot find 'set'. make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.

    I also just noticed the link is for a Windows-XP based computer and mine is Windows 7.
    It's for Vista and 7, as well.
    I used it a few times without any problems.

    You can cut and paste "set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1", no parenthesis and also "start devmgmt.msc", no parenthesis, into the cmd line. That's a good way to do it, and not get errors.
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  10. CyberGolem
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    Do you mean quotes instead of parenthesis? Either way, I've done it with and without both and even tried it with percentage signs... nada
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  11. CyberGolem
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    Success, W00t!

    The unifying device disappeared after removing it in the DM. Interesting enough, it wasn't listed as a Logitech device at all, but had a generic name. It looks like it was for a different type of receiving device albeit still for a Logitech mouse--just not one with a unifying receiver.

    Between Microsoft, Apple and Logitech I often swoon for the days of the abacus.

    Thanks Sardonicus.
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  12. Sardonicus
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    CyberGolem said:
    Success, W00t!

    The unifying device disappeared after removing it in the DM. Interesting enough, it wasn't listed as a Logitech device at all, but had a generic name. It looks like it was for a different type of receiving device albeit still for a Logitech mouse--just not one with a unifying receiver.

    Between Microsoft, Apple and Logitech I often swoon for the days of the abacus.

    Thanks Sardonicus.
    Yeah, I did mean quotes, Sorry.
    Glad you got it sorted.
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