title: List the content of the Win32 device namespace
body: <p>From the microsoft-doku:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>The <code>"\\.\"</code> prefix will access the Win32 device namespace instead of
    the Win32 file namespace. This is how access to physical disks and
    volumes is accomplished directly, without going through the file
    system, if the API supports this type of access. You can access many
    devices other than disks this way (using the CreateFile and
    DefineDosDevice functions, for example).</p>
    
    <p>For example, if you want to open the system's serial communications
    port 1, you can use "COM1" in the call to the CreateFile function.
    This works because COM1–COM9 are part of the reserved names in the NT
    namespace, although using the <code>"\\.\"</code> prefix will also work with these
    device names.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>My Question is, what is available in this namespace. Is there a list of devices and where can I get it ?
  (I think I did not understand this topic. When I hear device I think of some sort of file in a directory.)</p>
  
  <p>EDIT:</p>
  
  <p>Ok, I will answer my own question. There is a software called WinObj , with which one can see the information .</p>