Uninstall/Remove Old Drivers From Windows [The Ultimate Guide]

Uninstall Old Drivers in Windows

To uninstall the old drivers, press Win + X and select “Device Manager” from the list of options.
Go to “view” and select the option “show hidden devices” to reveal all the hidden and old drivers. ...
Select the old driver you want to uninstall, right-click and select the Uninstall option.

How do I uninstall drivers that won't uninstall?
How do I completely uninstall a driver?
How do I completely remove drivers from Windows 10?
Do I need to delete old drivers?
What can happen if you don't uninstall a device before removing it from your system?
Why can't I remove a device from my computer?
How do I uninstall a wireless driver?
How do I uninstall a Windows driver?
How do I remove old chipset drivers?
How do I permanently remove Realtek driver from Windows 10?
How do I delete a WIFI driver in Windows 10?
How do I permanently delete devices from Device Manager?

How do I uninstall drivers that won't uninstall?

Go into Device Manager, select the device, choose Uninstall, and select the checkbox to delete the driver. Find the network driver in the list and the associated driver INF name. You'll now need to pull the device from device manager too.

How do I completely uninstall a driver?

How to uninstall drivers from Windows, in 5 steps

Try to delete a driver by using the device's uninstaller. ...
Open the Device Manager. ...
Find the device or hardware component with the faulty drivers. ...
Open the properties of the hardware device with the bad drivers. ...
Uninstall and delete the drivers completely.

How do I completely remove drivers from Windows 10?

Windows 10: How to Update and Uninstall Drivers

Press the Windows key+X hotkey and click “Device manager”. ...
To manage a driver you need to expand the relevant section and then right-click the driver. ...
Click “Uninstall” to uninstall a device, tick the checkbox to delete the driver too. ...
Click “Yes” to disable the device.

Do I need to delete old drivers?

While Windows keeps on adding and installing new drivers, it will not delete the old ones. The old drivers keep on taking up hard drive space and eventually will fill up the system drive. This is when you should worry about deleting old drivers from the system to free up disk space from the system volume.

What can happen if you don't uninstall a device before removing it from your system?

Worse case scenario is if you remove a device without using the proper method, that device will never work again if you were to reinsert it through a USB , Serial, VGA , HDMI , etc.. Windows is very specific when it comes to devices and external hardware.

Why can't I remove a device from my computer?

Method 1: Manually disconnect the device from the computer and then try removing/uninstalling it. If this device is still connected to the computer, disconnect it manually from the computer and then try uninstalling its drivers from the Device Manager or try removing it from the “Device” section in “PC Settings”.

How do I uninstall a wireless driver?

Go to Device Manager. Expand the Network Adapters category. Right-click your Intel Wireless Adapter and choose to uninstall it. Make sure to the option to Delete the driver software for this device is selected.

How do I uninstall a Windows driver?

Uninstall a Driver

Click Start, type Device Manager, and press Enter.
Find and double-click the category of device whose driver you wish to uninstall (for example, the graphics card would be listed under Display Adapters).
Right-click the device, and click Uninstall.

How do I remove old chipset drivers?

In Programs and Features, double-click on AMD Chipset Software to launch the AMD Chipset Software Installer. The AMD Chipset Software Installer will display a list of drivers to be uninstalled. By default, these components will be checked. Click Uninstall to proceed.

How do I permanently remove Realtek driver from Windows 10?

To do this, go to the Device Manager by either right clicking the start button or typing “device manager” into the start menu. Once you're there, scroll down to “Sound, video and game controllers” and find “Realtek High Definition Audio”. Once you do, go ahead and right click it and select “Uninstall device”.

How do I delete a WIFI driver in Windows 10?

In Device manager, right-click on the name of your wireless network adapter and select Uninstall device to uninstall the driver for your wireless network adapter. Check the box next to Delete the driver software for this device and click Uninstall.

How do I permanently delete devices from Device Manager?

Looks easy enough to do but if you want a keyboard driven method:

Press the Windows logo key + X.
Select Device Manager from the list.
Click the little arrow next to Human Interface Devices to expand the list.
Click the touch screen driver,
Right-click, and select Disable from the list.