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I am trying to find a way to programmatically re-enumerate the USB devices connected to the USB ports of a pc. &nbsp;In windows XP, it is possible to open the Device Manager, right click on the PC name and select &quot;Scan for Hardware Changes&quot;. &nbsp;How can I execute this (or something similar but specific to the USB bus) from a C\C++ program? &nbsp;MSDN website is not helpful.
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I am trying to find a way to programmatically re-enumerate the USB devices connected to the USB ports of a pc.  In windows XP, it is possible to open the Device Manager, right click on the PC name and select "Scan for Hardware Changes".  How can I execute this (or something similar but specific to the USB bus) from a C\C++ program?  MSDN website is not helpful.

Windows USB device refresh in C\C++

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