DeactivateDevice
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8/28/2008
This function unloads the driver for the specified device and deletes the active key of the device from the registry.
Syntax
BOOL DeactivateDevice(
HANDLE hDevice
);
Parameters
- hDevice
[in] Handle to an active device. The ActivateDevice and ActivateDeviceEx functions return this value.
Return Value
Nonzero indicates success. Zero indicates failure.
Requirements
| Header | winbase.h |
| Library | coredll.lib |
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE 3.0 and later |
| Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later |
See Also
Reference
ActivateDevice
ActivateDeviceEx