How can I detect a USB disconnect event? (Windows, .NET C# application)

.net events usb disconnect
Jon picture Jon · Feb 12, 2009 · Viewed 22.8k times · Source

Currently how I do this is I poll for a masked list of USB devices (masked specifically for the device I'm working with) and if it's there, I continue, if not then I notify the user that the device is not connected. The method for getting a list of USB devices is provided for me through a USB peripheral controller chip manufacturer's .NET library.

Is there an event somewhere for a USB device disconnect?

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Jon picture Jon · Feb 12, 2009

I ended up using this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa363480(VS.85).aspx

And followed this: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/system/DriveDetector.aspx

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