Vito Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I have recently (Over the past weekend) had a 40" TV/Monitor stolen from my work computer while it was still on. Does anyone know if Windows keeps a log of when hardware is connected or disconnected so I can narrow down the time frame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 By default, no it does not, and removal of something like a monitor isn't going to be logged with removable device logging either (it's only for devices that support polling events, like USB and FireWire devices). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 The registry does record information about every device connected, usually in the form of a GUID or a Hardware ID. The only problem is that it does not show times or dates in there, only that the devices were connected in the past or are connected now. Unfortunately, you can't really tell what is connected now unless you compare the master list with other parts of the registry or WMI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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