I installed the Windows version of USBView (the USB device viewer) as part of a much-bigger set of tools. The installer installed a deep tree of many directories onto my PC, but it didn't seem to add USBView to my Start menu. It's not at all obvious how to launch the utility.
What's the correct way to download and install the Windows version of USBView (the USB device viewer)? Also, how can I run it?
There is no need to install any Microsoft DDK or SDK or any other Microsoft development kit. There is a freeware derivative, maintained by Uwe Sieber, named USBTreeView. Go there, download, unzip, and just run. It is only ~300 kilobytes. It is based on the same Microsoft open-source code, but is much better, with more functionality, and with fewer bugs.
Download and install the Debugging Tools for Windows. This set of tools takes up a few hundred megabytes, but it also includes other useful tools like WinDbg.
Unfortunately, the Debugging Tools installer won't add USBView to your Start menu. But you can run the tool manually.
By default, the 64-bit version of USBView will get installed to:
"\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Debuggers\x64\usbview.exe"
Go there and run it.
If you want the USBView source code, go here.
