We have a domain running Windows 7 machines and a mix of 2003 and 2008 servers. Updated device icons don't appear unless you're logged on as a domain admin - any ideas how to get this to work for all users?

Hi, What is the meaning of updated device icons? Could you give us any instances? If it is possible, please help us to capture some related screenshots to analyze: How to capture a screenshot ========================= 1) Press the Print Screen key (PrtScn) on your keyboard. 2) Click the "Start" menu, type "mspaint" in the Search Bar and Press Enter. 3) In the Paint program, click the "Edit" menu, click "Paste", click the "File" menu, and click "Save". 4) The "Save As" dialogue box will appear. Type a file name in the "File name:" box, for example: "screenshot". 5) Make sure "JPEG (*.JPG;*.JPEG;*.JPE;*.JFIF)" is selected in the "Save as type" box, click “Desktop” on the left pane and then click "Save". 6) Then Upload to SkyDrive. Alex ZhaoPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi Alex, The icons I'm referring to are the enhanced icons in Devices and Printers. I only have the standard ones as a normal domain user, however the administrator account has the updated downloaded ones. I can't find any reference to this in GPO so I'm at a bit of a loss. any ideas?

Hi, I am still not very clear what the enhanced icons and the updated downloaded icons are. To make it clear, capturing screenshots is good for further research. Alex ZhaoPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

User account on computer with local admin rights: Domain Admin account on the same computer:

Hi, Thanks for update. Based on my research, Windows 7 can download high-resolution icons for many hardware devices that you connect to your computer. According to your description, I suggest you configure the Device installation settings to check the result: 1. Right click on the Computer icon with your computer name on it, and then click on Device installation settings. 2. Select No, let me choose what to do. 3. Check the Replace generic device icons with enhanced icons box. 4. Save changes and exit. Hope it helps. Alex ZhaoPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Nope, no joy. I've played around with those settings, a lot, on different computers, and to no avail. It will only work on the admin accounts (either the administrator account of user accounts with admin rights - my account doesn't) and on the local users accounts so it MUST be something to do with either the gpo (can't see any settings for it) or the wsus (again, can't see any settings for it). I've enabled device driver updates by group policy and that's not sorted it (though it has allowed device and driver installation - previously allowed by default on xp machines, but not on 7) and I am at my wit's end as to why I can't get this thing to work! <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <noscript></noscript> <noscript></noscript>

Hi, Just as a test, you could copy Device Metadata folder which located at C:\Users\<administrator user>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Device Metadata, and replace the same folder which located at C:\Users\<non-administrator user>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Device Metadata. Alex ZhaoPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

nope, no change. and that is rather odd... This same behavious is present on all Win7 machines on our domain. Take them off the domain and all is dandy, but I can't see any gpo or similar that would change this setting.

Ok, I've tried this again, and as soon as I refresh the D&P page all the GUID folders disappear...

Ok, I've tried this again, and as soon as I refresh the D&P page all the GUID folders disappear...

Any further ideas about this? It seems very deliberate that as soon as I refresh the page the folders for all the GUIDs disappear, I can't see anything in the gp that would control this, roaming profiles?

Hi, Just as a test, you could copy Device Metadata folder which located at C:\Users\<administrator user>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Device Metadata, and replace the same folder which located at C:\Users\<non-administrator user>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Device Metadata. Alex Zhao Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. Does anyone have any idea about this? All updates pumbed through the wsus and still no joy... anything copied into that folder immediately gets deleted automatically!