Alternatively one can retrieve it from registry using Registry Editor or WMIC Tool. The serial number is recorded in: HKEYLOCALMACHINE SOFTWARE VC System Information 'SerialNumber'='S1181'. And can also be retrieve using the WMIC command: bios get serialnumber. Be aware that USBDeview cannot detect drive letters of USB hard-disks. Serial Number: Specifies the serial number of the device. This column is only relevant to mass storage devices (flash memory devices, CD/DVD drives, and USB hard-disks). Registry Time 1: This date/time value is taken from the timestamp of the device Registry key.
-->This topic describes the device-specific registry entries.
Find device information after it enumerates on Windows
View the device interface GUID, Hardware Id, and device class information about your device
Find this registry key and note the DeviceInstance value:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlDeviceClasses
Find the device instance registry key and get the device interface GUID:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetEnumUSB<hardware id><instance id>Device Parameters
Under the device instance key, note the device class, subclass, and protocol codes:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetEnumUSB
Registry settings for configuring USB driver stack behavior
The registry entries described in this topic are found under this key:
In the vvvvpppprrrrr key,
- vvvv is a 4-digit hexadecimal number that identifies the vendor
- pppp is a 4-digit hexadecimal number that identifies the product
- rrrr is a 4-digit hexadecimal number that contains the revision number of the device.
Usb Serial Number Registry
The vendor ID, product ID, and revision number values are obtained from the USB device descriptor.The following table describes the possible registry entries for the vvvvpppprrrrr key. The USB driver stack considers these entries as read-only values.
Find Usb Serial Number In Registry
| Registry entry | Description | Possible values |
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osvc REG_BINARY Supported on Windows XP and later versions. | Indicates whether the operating system queried the device for Microsoft-Defined USB Descriptors. If the previously-attempted OS descriptor query was successful, the value contains the vendor code from the OS string descriptor. |
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IgnoreHWSerNum REG_BINARY Supported on Windows Vista and later versions. | Indicates whether the USB driver stack must ignore the serial number of the device. |
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ResetOnResume REG_BINARY Supported on Windows Vista and later versions. | Indicates whether the USB driver stack must reset the device when the port resumes from a sleep cycle. |
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