Hi. Please review my device manager system driver because I installed driver updates through driver update software, I think I installed drivers that are not for my system.
Maximus Hero IX i7 7700k RX 7900 XT
Try to stay away from driver updating software. Maybe Snappy Driver Installer Origin is okay, but you must make a backup first and know what you are doing. My advice is to first let w10/11 get drivers for you and do not update compulsively unless something is failing or you are missing some features (in that case, go to manufacturers page).
If you want to undo forced drivers uninstall, this is what I usually do:
- Get an usb stick with a bootable w10 install, like w10xpe (search "software" section on these forums).
- Get and copy DriverStoreExplorer.
- Get system to boot into safe mode.
- Do no enter safe mode yet, boot into usb instead.
- Run DriverStoreExplorer and delete all drivers installed, except Microsoft ones and/or printer drivers.
- Boot into safe mode. Open hardware manager and delete all instances all previously installed (but now deleted drivers).
- Reboot and run Windows Update. Check optional updates -> drivers
DO A BACKUP COPY BEFORE PROCEEDING.
Use a System Restore point (which of course you created before starting on this - a decent driver updater tool would prompt you to do that or do it for you anway) and you can get back to where you were, assuming you've just done this.
Time and again the random/routine use of such tools has been criticised here.
I only suggest certain ones e.g. SDI in exceptional cases where a driver cannot be found by normal means - e.g. for old PCs in the hope that one might be found.
As with shotguns and arsenic - use with due caution.
Thanks! Should I delete all of those pci express root ones as well? Are all those in system devices ok to delete? Because those are the ones I want to remove and then let windows update them. Im not interested in logitech mouse drivers and such, only the system ones in that list.
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Thanks for this trick to get back your normal drivers, never knew about this!
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Hi there Dalchina :)
I never have luck with windows system restore it has always failed me, so i never ever trust it again! So I only do backup with EaseUS Todo Backup from now on, and it works 100% every time. And I was stupid and did not make a backup. But i have no issues really, but i just want to know if i might have installed bad drivers.
Good day. No you only need to uninstall those non-Microsoft drivers that were installed previously and have a manufacturer name, intel for instance. Leave pci express driver alone.
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