I am trying to remove a hidden device from remote computer running 2008 but keep getting 

devcon failed error

devcon /m:\\pa-node1 listclass diskdrive

any idea?

Hi Jon,

>>I am trying to remove a hidden device from remote computer running 2008 but keep getting 

As stated in the following article, to run DevCon commands on a remote computer, the Group Policy setting must allow the Plug and Play service to run on the remote computer.

Device Console (DevCon.exe) Examples

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff544746(v=vs.85).aspx

We can try to enable the following policy on the remote computer to see if it helps:

Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\System\Device Installation\Allow remote access to the Plug and Play interface

Best regards,

Frank Shen