ComPortInfo Uwe Sieber

ComPortInfo is a tool designed to manage and analyze COM ports on Windows systems, providing detailed insights into their configuration and behavior. It serves as a standalone utility, though it is natively part of ComPortMan.

Key Features:

• Dual Views: Offers two perspectives for viewing COM ports and connection types (BusTypes).
• Hardware Management: Facilitates "Safely remove hardware" operations.
• Device Restart: Enables restarting devices to revive them after safe removal, requiring administrator privileges.
• Port Number Adjustment: Allows changing and swapping of COM port numbers under admin rights.
• USB Reset: Provides USB port reset functionality across XP, Win8, 10, and 11 systems.
• Parameter Display:
  • Port Parameters (GetCommState): Shows how the last application using the port left it, indicating if the port is in use on failure.
  • Default Port Parameters (GetDefaultCommConfig): Displays parameters from the device manager.
  • Port Properties (GetCommProperties): Highlights hardware capabilities like supported signals and data rates.

Audience & Benefit: Ideal for IT professionals, developers, and system administrators needing to troubleshoot or configure COM ports effectively. It aids in diagnosing connection issues, managing port configurations, and optimizing hardware utilization through detailed insights.

ComPortInfo can be installed via winget, offering a seamless setup process.