DeregisterDevice (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/6/2010

This function has been deprecated. Usage is discouraged; use DeactivateDevice instead.

Note

This function is obsolete as of Windows Embedded CE 6.0.

Syntax

BOOL DeregisterDevice(
  Handle hDevice
);

TRUE indicates success. FALSE indicates failure.

The Device Manager calls this function if the user removes a device from the system or if the system is shutting down.

You can use the DeregisterDevice function to indicate if the user has removed a device from the system or if the system has shut down.

This function calls the device driver's XXX_Deinit (Device Manager) function.**