Software Devices in device manager?

[P4-630]

I see this on my laptop:

My desktop pc has them except the RRAS Root Enumerator.

What is it?
For what is it used?

Should I disable it?

 

[Sybaris_Caesar]

Related to discrete sound card it looks like: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/840009-do-you-have-software-devices-in-device-manager/

 

[P4-630]

Related to discrete sound card it looks like: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/840009-do-you-have-software-devices-in-device-manager/

Weird, I'm just using on-board Realtek on both laptop and desktop.
Also I'm not using any DJ software.

 

[Bill_Bright]

I have those same ones and more on this PC. I see no reason to disable anything just because we don't know what it - or think we don't need them. Especially when we can easily see they were put there by the OS developer.

A little digging around reveals those have been in Windows since at least Windows 98 and are now included in current versions of Windows to provide sound support for legacy games and programs, or even current programs that use those legacy calls.

Also, when I look at the Properties > Driver > Driver Details for each of those devices, I see, "No driver files are required or have been loaded for this device."

FTR, I have several more listed including one for my Roku streamer, and 2 for my HP AiO printing device (one for the print feature and the other for the scanner). Note those two devices are connected to my network, but not directly to this computer.

I just checked a couple other computers here and they have those entries too. My computers work. I say, "If not broken, don't fix it!" I'm leaving those entries alone.