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DEVPKEY_Device_FirstInstallDate

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The DEVPKEY_Device_FirstInstallDate device property specifies the time stamp when the device instance was first installed in the system.

Attribute Value
Property key DEVPKEY_Device_FirstInstallDate
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_FirstInstallDate with the time stamp that specifies when the device instance was first installed in the system.

Note   Unlike the DEVPKEY_Device_InstallDate property, the value of the DEVPKEY_Device_FirstInstallDate property does not change with each successive update of the device driver. For example, a driver that was updated through Windows Update does not change the value of this property,

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