What is WINDOWS/system32/newdev.exe?

Question

_{Thursday, January 12, 2017 6:24 PM}

At every bootup I get a message from "Security and Maintenance" stating "Finish installing device software". After a little investigation I kept finding discussions typically related to Windows XP & 7 and in all discussions the file "WINDOWS/system32/newdev.exe" was present. After checking this file my suspicions about it increased but I found nothing related to Windows 10. Before I proceed with installation or not perhaps someone familiar with this issue can guide me away from problems and/or harm.

FYI: System Information:

OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Home
Version 10.0.14393 Build 14393
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name DNK-PC
System Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
System Model ET2321I
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU SKU
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4200U CPU @ 1.60GHz, 2601 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 0505, 12/24/2013
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Embedded Controller Version 255.255
BIOS Mode UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
BaseBoard Model Not Available
BaseBoard Name Base Board
Platform Role Mobile
Secure Boot State On
PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.14393.206"
User Name DNK-PC\dougnk2day
Time Zone Central Standard Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 7.91 GB
Available Physical Memory 5.79 GB
Total Virtual Memory 15.2 GB
Available Virtual Memory 12.1 GB
Page File Space 7.31 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware No
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes

All replies (2)

_{Friday, January 13, 2017 2:49 AM}

Hi ,

Here is a link for your reference. When you click on the "Finish installing device software" message, open the file "C:\Windows\INF\setupapi.dev" using Notepad. It should tell you which driver was last updated using the "Finish-Install" action and thus which driver is causing this.
“Finish Installing Device Software” in Windows 10 Action Center
https://jonconwayuk.wordpress.com/2016/09/29/finish-installing-device-software-in-windows-10-action-center/
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_{Friday, February 10, 2017 2:53 AM}

Hi ，

How about the issue, is there anything to update? We haven’t heard from you in a couple of days, have you solved the problem? We are looking forward to your good news.

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