Old drivers delete

Who have different Hardware components, uses, leaves the PC usually traces in the Form of unnecessary drivers. We will show you how to excess driver to identify and safely remove, without getting your System to load.

Instructions for Windows 7

Step 1
First, you need all the drivers to identify nothing on your PC have lost. Click on it in Windows 7, click the Start Button and type in the search bar, the word "environment". You will then receive some entries are displayed. Click on the result of the "environment variables for this account".

Step 2
A new window opens. Click in the middle section on "New". A small input window opens. Here, you enter in the first line, "devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices" and in the row for the value to "1". Confirm by clicking on OK. Also the window of the environment variables close now with a click on "OK".

Step 3
For old driver now to remove, click on Start and type in the search box the word "devices". In the results, click on "device Manager". As soon as the window is open, locate the menu item "view" and select "show Hidden devices".

Step 4
You are now old and unused drivers displayed. Click with the right mouse button on the corresponding drivers to uninstall.

Frequently asked questions

I can driver safely remove? 
Before the Treiberentfernung you should in any case ensure that the device in question or the component is no longer connected to your PC. If you mistakenly given a required driver uninstall, this can lead to that the device can no longer be used.

Driver accidentally deleted
Should you accidentally delete a relevant driver is deleted, it helps in most cases the reinstall the drivers for this device. To do this, proceed according to the operating instructions.

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Old drivers delete

By David Amoyal → Friday, May 2, 2014

Who have different Hardware components, uses, leaves the PC usually traces in the Form of unnecessary drivers. We will show you how to exc...