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William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
During a technical support engineer interview, you may be asked to resolve specific issues which are likely to occur when performing this job. This specific technical question asks you about an issue that can occur within an end-user's system. Since you will not have the typical resources available when actually on the job, you need to provide the best answer possible. If you're unable to resolve the issue using only your knowledge and experience, carefully explained to the interviewer how you would do this and what resources you would typically have available when actually on the job.

William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
"When a ? appears in the device manager description, it indicates that the device is not properly installed. This typically occurs for plug-in cards, memory modules, connection cables, and other devices installed after the system was initially configured. This issue is typically resolved by reinstalling the device and ensuring that it is seated or connected properly."

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