Questions about driver troubleshooting.


  1. Posts : 36
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       #1

    Questions about driver troubleshooting.


    If I were to say that I accidentally uninstalled one of my "PCI-to-PCI Bridge" drivers, would Windows be able to re-install them?

    This question is asked just in case something like this happened in the future.

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    Any input would appreciated.
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  2. Posts : 18,424
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       #2

    Should be able to. Right click on the very top entry for the computer name and click on scan for hardware changes.
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  3. Posts : 36
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    Thread Starter
       #3

    How about automatically, can Windows do this by itself?
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  4. Posts : 18,424
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       #4

    Maybe on a full cold reboot.
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  5. Posts : 36
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    Thread Starter
       #5

    Alright, a few more questions. Aside from the two aforementioned methods, is the "PCI-to-PCI Bridge"driver restorable through any drivers made by my computing device's manufacturer?

    I also installed Windows 10 via Upgrade, is their anyway to re-install Windows 10 again, without another digital and/or physical copy?

    Without all the pci-to-pci-bridge drivers, what do I lose in stability, functionality, and performance? Also, how do I know they're all there?

    My last question would be, are you certain that either of the two processes you mentioned to recover said drivers would work 100%?

    Please respond.
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  6. Posts : 18,424
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       #6

    Arcturus Fyr said:
    Please respond.
    Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade - Windows 10 Forums

    That's pretty much the answer to all your questions.
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  7. Posts : 36
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       #7

    While the tutorial is immensely helpful, I'd still like to know if scanning for hardware changes, or doing a cold boot is a full-proof set of methods if not in the very least, a likely solution for the potential aforementioned problem.

    Please respond.
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  8. Posts : 18,424
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       #8

    Hi
    Arcturus Fyr said:
    While the tutorial is immensely helpful, I'd still like to know if scanning for hardware changes, or doing a cold boot is a full-proof set of methods if not in the very least, a likely solution for the potential aforementioned problem.

    Please respond.
    Fool proof - no. Likely, yes.
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  9. Posts : 36
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       #9

    Alright that takes a load off my mind, thank you for your support and patience. I really appreciate this.
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