Remember in Vista how it was an annoying chore getting it to recognize external devices like printers, phones, and digital cameras?  Well now in Windows 7 there is a cool feature called Device Stage that allows you to easily see and manage all of your external devices from one spot.

还记得在Vista中，让它识别打印机，电话和数码相机等外部设备是一件多么烦人的事吗？ 现在，Windows 7中提供了一个很酷的功能，称为Device Stage，使您可以从一个位置轻松查看和管理所有外部设备。

Using Device Stage

使用设备阶段

To check out the digital devices you have connected to your PC go to Start and Devices and Printers.

要检出已连接到PC的数字设备，请转至“开始”和“设备和打印机”。

This opens up a nicely laid out visual display of all of the devices connected to the computer.

这将打开与计算机连接的所有设备的布局精美的视觉显示。

When you first start it notice that you can click on the message about getting device information from the Internet.  This will keep devices updated with the most recent information and drivers.

首次启动时，请注意，您可以单击有关从Internet获取设备信息的消息。 这将使设备保持最新信息和驱动程序。

The cool part is that when you first plug in a device Windows 7 will install the drivers almost instantly.

最酷的部分是，当您第一次插入设备时，Windows 7几乎会立即安装驱动程序。

After plugging in the device you can see it in the Taskbar where you can hover over it to get a nice looking image of it and some limited information.  For instance I plugged in a Creative Zen and can see how much battery life is left and the amount of space left on it.  You can also right click on the device and access certain controls as well.

插入设备后，您可以在任务栏中看到它，将鼠标悬停在它上面可以获得它的漂亮图片和一些有限的信息。 例如，我插入Creative Zen，可以看到还剩多少电池寿命以及剩余的空间。 您也可以右键单击设备并访问某些控件。

Now when you click on the device you will presented with an easy to navigate control panel of sorts that allows you to manage the settings and features of the device.

现在，当您单击设备时，将显示一个易于浏览的控制面板，可让您管理设备的设置和功能。

Here is a shot of a printer connected and you can see there are a bunch of options for managing it.

这是连接的打印机的快照，您可以看到有很多管理它的选项。

It is up to the hardware manufacturer to determine if their device will be compatible with Device Stage.  The way to determine this is to simply plug in the device and see if Device Stage opens up.  All of the newer devices I plugged in were recognized, some with more features to manage them than others, again this is up to the manufacturers and the firmware installed.  This new feature is a great way to get your devices working without having to deal with installing drivers. Cool!

由硬件制造商决定他们的设备是否与Device Stage兼容。 确定此方法的方法是简单地插入设备，然后查看Device Stage是否打开。 我插入的所有较新设备都得到了认可，其中一些具有比其他设备更多的管理功能，这又取决于制造商和安装的固件。 这项新功能是使您的设备正常工作而无需安装驱动程序的好方法。 凉！

翻译自: https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/3416/manage-devices-the-easy-way-with-device-stage-in-windows-7/