How To Remove Old Device Drivers From Windows 11
125How To Remove Old Device Drivers From Windows 11
Commands Used In Tutorial:
SET DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
devmgmt.msc
For every device you have in your Windows PC, you will need a driver for that device to work properly. The problem with this is that as time passes, your Windows machine will be bogged down with lots of unnecessary and old drivers, which eventually may result in problems on your PC.
Surely, you can easily uninstall any device driver using Windows’s built-in tools. The problem is that Windows device manager only shows currently connected devices, and there is no option to see hidden or old drivers. Here we show you how to force hidden drivers to appear and how to remove old drivers in Windows 11.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
remove old device drivers windows 11
old drivers vs new drivers
delete old drivers windows 11
If you find that some of your newly installed devices are not working correctly or in fact, your Windows computer freezes frequently, you might want to consider removing old & unused device drivers in Windows 11/8/7.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 11 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Huawei and Samsung.