DEVPKEY_Device_InstallDate

The DEVPKEY_Device_InstallDate device property specifies the time stamp when the device instance was last installed in the system.

Attribute Value
Property key DEVPKEY_Device_InstallDate
Property-data-type identifier DEVPROP_TYPE_FILETIME
Property access Read-only access by installation applications and installers.
Localized? No

Remarks

Windows sets the value of DEVPKEY_Device_InstallDate with the time stamp that specifies when the device instance was last installed in the system.

This time stamp value changes for each successive update of the device driver. For example, this time stamp reports the date and time when the device driver was last updated through Windows Update.

You can call CM_Get_DevNode_Property or SetupDiGetDeviceProperty to retrieve the value of DEVPKEY_Device_FirstInstallDate property.

Requirements

Version: Windows 7 and later versions of Windows

Header: Devpkey.h (include Devpkey.h)

See also

SetupDiGetDeviceProperty