DriverStoreExplorer [RAPR]

13th Feb 2018 - Code changed after reviewing the suggestions made [dism-related PS commands used instead of straightforward dism commands to achieve a more well-structured output for analysis in Excel]

Thanks for all your responses. I now use a Dism-related pair of PS commands and some NirSoft utilities within my driver backup batch file to create driver data tables.

Code:

:: Export drivers
Dism /online /export-driver /destination:%BackupFolder%
:: Export table of third-party drivers 
powershell.exe Get-WindowsDriver -Online ^| Export-CSV '%BackupFolder%\DismDriversList-3rdParty.csv'
:: Export table of all drivers
powershell.exe Get-WindowsDriver -Online -all ^| Export-CSV '%BackupFolder%\DismDriversList-All.csv'
:: Get HardwareIDs list
powershell.exe Get-WmiObject Win32_PNPEntity ^| Select Name, Manufacturer, DeviceID, Status ^| Export-CSV "%BackupFolder%\HardwareIDs.csv"
:: Get DriverView output
%ToolsFolder%\NirSoft\DriverView\%ProgFilesFolder%\DriverView.exe /scomma "%BackupFolder%\DriverView.csv"
:: Get InstalledDriversList output
%ToolsFolder%\NirSoft\InstalledDriversList\%ProgFilesFolder%\InstalledDriversList.exe /scomma "%BackupFolder%\InstalledDriversList.csv"
:: Get DevManView output
%ToolsFolder%\NirSoft\DevManView\%ProgFilesFolder%\DevManView.exe /scomma "%BackupFolder%\DevManView.csv"

The csv output from DSE has an extra column that I thought might be useful but as I cannot generate it through my batch file then I will not use it.

I have read through all the comments and amended my batch file.
- On the only occasion when I needed to use my driver backups in anger I learnt that it was the combination of all my existing outputs that allowed me to track down the source of my problem and then to correct it.
- On that occasion, I had reinstalled Windows on my tablet in order to ditch Android and have a Windows-only tablet.
-- The pre-installed drivers had been correct.
-- The downloadable set of drivers were the latest available but were nevertheless incorrect because they had replaced one piece of hardware without changing the downloadable set of drivers.
-- I was saved by the driver backups I had made before starting my reinstallation on this tablet and I only managed to identify the missing/incorrect item by using these lists.
- I'd rather have driver data that never gets used than fail to fix a problem by not having that data.

Denis

@Try3
Denis, you can also try this listing (I know it's getting too much!!! ) to see if it suits your needs:

Code:

Get-CimInstance Win32_PnPSignedDriver | Select-Object DeviceID, DeviceName, DriverProviderName, DriverVersion | Sort-Object DeviceID | Export-CSV ".\DriverVersions.csv" –NoTypeInformation -Encoding UTF8

@ddelo,

Thanks for that. Unless you know of a better reference, I'll tailor the output using Win32_PnPSignedDriver - PowerTheShellCom

I still hope that this is all a waste of time and that I will never again have to use my driver backups.

Denis

eLPuSHeR said:

v0.10.9 is out.

Still marked as Pre-Release, but I'll give it a go.

Just grabbed the latest version and took it for a spin. Seems to work as well as ever. Thanks for keeping us posted, @eLPuSHeR
--Ed--

ap1978 said:

0.10.10

Changelog:

• Improve error handling.

https://github.com/lostindark/Driver...lorer/releases

Thanks!