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Emulate Unplugging USB Device Remotely

Hello Experts,

I primarily work remotely and at times need to emulate unplugging a usb device when installing/repairing the device. Is there a tool out there what will allow me to do this on XP/Vista/7 machines?
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Just uninstall it from the device manager, and hit F5....
Might not be the best way actually...

What about safely removing hardware?

Or stopping/starting the Shell Hardware Detection service?
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Thanks. This is a workable solution. I am not using it with a terminal server but simply workstations I need to disconnect the usb devices from remotely. I found this software which is similar to the software you suggested which i like: http://www.incentivespro.com/downloads.html#usb-redirector

Thanks again,

John