I know running it opens up Advanced System Properties but unlike most Microsoft commands that have a logic to the name I can't figure out what this one stands for.

Does anybody know what the dm in sysdm.cpl stands for?

2

1 Answer

Whilst I cannot provide a source, I would assume it stands for System Device Manager.

The Device Manager has a menu of its own now, however in older versions of Windows the System properties menu had far fewer features and the Device Manager had a tab of its own within the properties menu rather than its own menu.

Windows 98 properties menu's device manager tab:

enter image description here

1

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Sign up using Google Sign up using Facebook Sign up using Email and Password

Post as a guest

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and cookie policy