What are device information elements and device information sets?

In user mode, devices that belong to either device setup classes or device interface classes are managed by using device information elements and device information sets. A device information set consists of device information elements for all the devices that belong to some device setup class or device interface class.

What is a device ID?

A definition from WhatIs.com A device ID (device identification) is a distinctive number associated with a smartphone or similar handheld device. Device IDs are among one of the easiest ways to identify mobile users.

What is device data and how does it work?

That is, any data generated by a person’s computer, mobile phone, web browser, or other device or application which could be used to personally identify them. Examples of device data could be online identifiers such as IP addresses, cookies, pixel and ad tags, JavaScript, and even radio frequency identification (RFID) tags.

What is setupdienumdeviceinfo?

SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo enumerates all devices that belong to the information set that meet certain criteria. Each call to SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo extracts a SP_DEVINFO_DATA structure that roughly corresponds to a device information element.