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 10/8/7.
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Feb 09, 2011 I have installed Driver for my USB Device. I want to uninstall it completely, from my Windows 7. I deleted all the driver files in system 32 folder (system32 drivers too) but as soon as i plug in the usb cable the driver gets installed again. Tried to remove the folder in C:WindowsSystem32DriverStoreFileRepository but needs a system. Question Windows 7 crashes when graphic drivers are installed: Question USB 3 drivers for an Alienware 15 on Win 7? Question USB Audio Works, but neither the front nor back jacks work. SOLVED What video inputs work with Microsoft basic vga driver? Question after Install windows 7 don't work usb ports and drivers. Aug 15, 2017 How to Uninstall USB Drivers in Windows XP. Windows XP, as being one of the best of the operating systems released by Microsoft, still has it's flaws. One of these is USB driver corruption. This is common if you are using a VIA Chipset.
To remove old and unused drivers from your Windows computer, first open Start Menu and right-click on Computer and select Properties. From the left side panel, click on Advanced system settings and click on Environment Variables. Alternatively, simply open Control Panel and type Environment Variables.
Now under the User variables box, click on New and type-
in the Variable Name text box & 1 in the Variable Value box. This will set a flag to allow you to now view unused devices.
How To Uninstall Usb Drivers Windows 7
You can also use this method to show Non-present drivers.
Now type devmgmt.msc in start search and hit Enter to open the Device Manager.
Click View tab and select Show hidden devices. Expand the branches in the device tree & look for the faded icons. These indicate unused device drivers.
Right-click on it and select Uninstall.
That’s it!
GhostBuster and Driver Sweeper may also interest you. You can also check out Comodo Programs Manager – it segregates Drivers, making it easier for you to identify and uninstall them.
Additional resources:
- How to identify or verify unsigned/signed Drivers.
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