On Windows, this is the Device Manager, which allows you to view all installed hardware along with its properties. Device Manager allows you to change hardware settings. When it comes to how to uninstall, update, roll back, enable and disable, Device Manager is indispensable. In this article, you will find tips for uninstalling, disabling, rolling back, backing up, and updating device drivers in Windows 10, 8, and 7.
How to get into device manager in windows 10/8.1/7
Press button combination Win+R and type devmgmt.msc
Driver software update
- Open Device Manager, then find the driver you want to update. After that, right-click on it and select the option " Update Driver".
- This wizard opens two options: " automatic search for updated drivers on the Internet" and " search for drivers on this computer". You need to choose any option that suits you to continue.
Rollback, disable and enable the driver
- Open the device manager, select the device you need and double-click on it, then go to the " Driver". In this tab, you will have to update, rollback, disable and remove the driver.
- Option " rollback" becomes functional after updating the driver software when there is an old version of the driver. If you want to uninstall the recently updated driver, select this option and you will revert to the previous version of the driver.
- Variant as " Enable/Disable Driver will make the device operational or not.
- Delete device completely removes driver files and information from the registry.
A lot of Windows 10 users are faced with the problem of unstable Wi-Fi connection. For some, after installing or updating to Windows 10, the Wi-Fi adapter did not appear in the system at all, and it is impossible to connect to the wireless network. And if there is a wireless connection, then it does not always work as it should. The laptop either does not connect to Wi-Fi networks, or connects for a while, and with errors. Also, after installing new updates in Windows 10, many had problems with.
Almost always, the problems described above occur due to incorrect operation of the Wi-Fi adapter driver. It is either not suitable for Windows 10, and if it is, it is unstable. Therefore, if you have problems with a wireless connection, I always advise you to try first. But the problem is that not all manufacturers have already released new drivers for Windows 10. And for some laptop models (adapters), such drivers no longer appear. So if the update (reinstallation) does not help, you can try to remove the adapter from the system (it will be reinstalled), or replace the driver from the list of already installed ones. I wrote about this in an article.
And in this article, I'll show you another way to spice up your laptop's wireless adapter. This is a driver rollback. The only condition is that the driver must be installed. This method will help if you have any problems connecting to wireless networks, errors in the operation of the Internet connection, or when distributing Wi-Fi from a laptop.
Roll back the wireless adapter driver. Restoring the old version of the driver
It is possible that you have one version of the driver installed, and the rollback will not work. Now let's check.
First we need to launch Device Manager. Do it in a way that is convenient for you. You can simply open the search, and write "device manager", select the desired item in the search results.
Next, open the "Wireless adapters" tab, look for our Wi-Fi adapter there, right-click on it and select "Properties". The name of the wireless adapter will most likely contain the words "Wireless", "WLAN", "Intel", "Broadcom", "Qualcomm". For example, I have a TP-Link USB Wi-Fi adapter. Therefore, that is what it is called.
We select one of the reasons for returning to the old version of the driver, and click "Yes".
The system will think for a while, the information in the device manager will be updated, and the driver will be restored. Restart your computer and check if the wireless connection is working. If problems persist, then check out the articles with other tips on the page:.
And if you still can’t solve the problem, then describe it in detail in the comments. I'll try to give you some advice. Good luck!
The video card is one of the most important components of any computer, because it is she who is responsible for displaying the image on the screen. But this device will not work stably and at full capacity if the system does not have the latest driver. At the same time, in rare cases, it is the software update that causes all kinds of problems - errors, failures, and simply incorrect functioning of the graphics adapter. The only solution in this case is to roll back the driver, and in this article we will tell you how to do this for the green product.
Usually everything works like this - the developer releases a driver update, which should improve the performance of the video adapter, eliminate the shortcomings of previous versions, and eliminate possible errors. However, sometimes this well-established scheme fails - for example, artifacts appear on the screen, games crash, video slows down, graphics-demanding programs no longer cope with the tasks assigned to them. If problems in displaying visual content appeared after updating the driver, it should be rolled back to the previous (stable) version. How to do this, read below.
Note: The instructions for rolling back a video card driver are universal, they apply not only to NVIDIA products, but also to competitive AMD, as well as integrated adapters from Intel. Moreover, in exactly the same way, you can roll back the driver of any hardware component of a computer or laptop.
Method 1: "Device Manager"
"Device Manager"- a standard component of the operating system, the name of which speaks for itself. All devices installed in the computer and connected to it are displayed here, general information about them is indicated. Among the possibilities of this section of the OS are updating, installing and rolling back the driver we need.
That's how easy it is to roll back the NVIDIA graphics card driver. Now you can use your PC as stable as before the update. Most likely, the problem that arose with this version will be fixed by the developer with the next update, so do not forget to install it in a timely manner.
Method 2: "Add or Remove Programs"
As mentioned above, the ability to rollback a graphics adapter driver is not always available in its properties. Thankfully, in addition to "Device Manager", there is another section of the system that will help us in solving the problem. Below we will talk about "Adding and Removing Programs"(not to be confused with "Programs and Features") available in Windows 10.
Note: For earlier versions of the operating system, this method will not work.
This method, in comparison with the previous one, is good in that it requires a little less action from the user. True, both options have the same drawback - in some cases, the much-needed rollback option is simply not available.
Device drivers have hardware and software settings that help your system to start the hardware properly. To increase the performance and efficiency of the equipment, they can also be upgraded. Each device has a driver which is displayed in “ ”, which tells you which devices are installed in your PC along with their properties. Device Manager helps you configure hardware settings. The Device Manager is useful when performing various tasks such as turning it on, turning it off, uninstalling a driver, rolling back an update, or scanning for any hardware changes.
If any hardware is updated and it starts to have problems in the system, it can be transferred to the Previous state (version) using the rollback function. Device Manager also allows users to view all installed hardware and its properties. Device Manager allows us to change hardware settings. When it comes to keeping active, uninstalling, updating, rolling back, enabling and disabling drivers, the Device Manager plays its part. In particular, the article will give you advice in terms of how to uninstall, disable, roll back, how to update the necessary drivers in Windows 10, 8 and 7.
Tips - how to uninstall, disable, roll back, update device drivers in Windows 10/8/7
To open the device manager, you need to get into the window by pressing the key Window + W in Windows 8.
In Windows 7, the Device Manager option appears after searching through the search bar. Then find the driver and right click on it.
You will then see options to update drivers, install drivers, and uninstall drivers.
Now dotted demo will open the way to update the driver, roll back, disable and enable the driver.
Software update
To update the drivers, you will need to open the Device Manager and already there find the driver you want to update. Once you find it, you will need to right-click on it and select driver options, and then click on the option to update drivers.
Uninstall, Disable, Rollback, Update Device Drivers in Windows 10/8/7 via Wizard
This wizard will open automatically with two options: search the Internet and find the driver on your computer.
You need to select one option to continue.
Open the device in the manager after and find the drivers for which the update should be done in the above way. Double click on an existing driver after a new window appears containing the properties of the driver.
Now select the "Driver" tab and the option to rollback, disable or enable all drivers and the option to uninstall the driver will also appear.
The ability to roll back becomes functional after updating the drivers. When you want to uninstall the most recently updated drivers, select this option.
There are other options for how to disable or enable the driver and they will work the other way around. If you have completely removed the driver from the system, this option removes the driver files and driver registry entries.
How to roll back a video card driver, if after installing a new driver from the official website of the video card, the laptop does not work normally, the games crash and the error "The video driver stopped responding and was successfully restored" constantly appears? Unfortunately I can't use it because it's disabled. On the official website of the video card, there is only a new version of the driver! Operating system
How to roll back a video card driver
Friends, the method below is universal in its way and can be applied not only to a video card, but also to any other device.
Imagine the situation, your laptop worked fine without problems, all the latest toys were on it, but one of your friends advised you to install the latest driver for the video card from the website of the video card manufacturer, they say it will be even better. Knowing that they don’t look for good from good, you nevertheless listened to this person and updated the driver for the video card. After installing the new driver, the video card behaved as you did not expect at all, instead of even better, it got even worse.
System Restore may not work for you. In this case, many users go to the laptop website and download the only, old and stable driver, and install it over the buggy driver, but the installation may well end in an error, then you need to completely remove the video card driver from the system and then install a new one, and sometimes you have to reinstall chipset drivers.
All these problems can be avoided, you just need to roll it back after installing the wrong driver. How to do it.
Right-click in the lower left corner of the desktop and select Device Manager.
For example, in my Device Manager, in the properties of the video card, there is a driver version: 9.18.13.3165 from 10/23/2013.
Me, version 9.18.13.3165 dated 09/13/2014 and the video card with this driver is unstable. So I will very simply roll back the video card driver to the previous version.
Go to the Driver tab and click on the button rollback.
Are you sure you want to install the previously installed legacy driver. Click YES