Backing Up Drivers


  1. grumpy65867
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    Windows 10 & Windows 7
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    Backing Up Drivers


    Since original thread was very old, decided to start new one.

    My solution to backing up drivers...use Powershell as follows:

     Export-WindowsDriver -Online -Destination X:\Directory

    Replace X:\Directory with you location for driver backup. Run Powershell with administrative privileges. Also must have Powershell 5 installed (default for Windows 10).

    This method eliminates need for a long cmd or batch file that uses DISM or remembering hoe to use DISM.
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  3. DooGie
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    Wndows 10 Pro x64 release preview channel
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    I honestly don't see the point of backing up drivers like that.

    I always like to have the latest drivers for the hardware I've got so I download the installation files, install them and archive the installation files to another hard drive.

    Put it this way, I always have the latest drivers available for use.
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