The “how to add new hardware”   is actually a help and support feature that will show you how to add various kinds of hardware, let’s find our way there….

1.)    The first thing you’ll need to do is find the start button located in the taskbar all the way to the left:  select this button.

 

2.)    Once you selected the start menu button, the start menu will appear:

 

3.)    In the start menu, select control panel located in the center of the right column:

 

4.)    The control panel will appear:

 

5.)    If your control panel doesn’t appear the same as the photo in step 4, in the “view by:” drop down box- make sure category is selected…. If not, select the drop down arrow and click on category:

 

6.)    In the control panel, you will see the “ system and security “ section which holds the find and fix problems choice:

 

Select find and fix problems

 

7.)    The troubleshoot computer problems menu will appear in the control panel:

 

8.)    In the left bottom corner, you will see the help and support option:  

 

Select help and support.

 

9.)    The windows help and support menu will appear:

 

10.) In the search help box at the top:  type in-  installing new hardware: recommended links

 

11.) Your search help box should now look like:  at this point, select the search icon at the right:

 

12.) The windows help and support “how to add new hardware” menu will appear, which should look like:

 

 

A second easier way is available to get to the “add new hardware  help screen which is :

 

1.)    First you need to click the start menu:

 

 

2.)    Then you will see the start menu popup:

 

3.)                Select the help and support button located at the bottom of the right column: 

 

4.)                The help and support menu will popup:

5.)    Follow steps 10 and 11, which will bring you to the “how to add new hardware” help menu screen:

 

 

 

Technicians or users will use this feature to add a number of different hardware devices; each bullet has its own directions on how to add a particular hardware device.

 

Path: start>control panel>find and fix problems> Help and support>installing new hardware: recommended links