sound drivers keep reinstalling


  1. Posts : 71
    Windows 10
       #1

    sound drivers keep reinstalling


    In device manager, I have many sound drivers that I don't use anymore.

    If I uninstall them, they get all reinstalled after a reboot.

    How can I definitively remove them ?
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  2. Posts : 43,022
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #2

    If they are related to installed hardware, they will be reinstalled automatically.

    You can of course try checking the box to remove the driver completely when you uninstall it.

    Rather depends what they relate to.
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  3. Posts : 71
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Hello, they are related to bluetooth speakers that I don't use anymore.

    There's no software that was installed for them. No special hardware too.
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  4. Posts : 43,022
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #4

    Thanks,. Again- have you done this?

    You can of course try checking the box to remove the driver completely when you uninstall it.
    - this one:
    sound drivers keep reinstalling-1.jpg

    Examine your Device Manager for any occurrences relating to them and remove them.

    Still stuck? You might try Driver Store Explorer (rapr) - free.
    Use with due caution.
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  5. Posts : 71
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #5

    There's no such checkbox for the drivers I want to remove.

    Other drivers have that checkbox.
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  6. Posts : 43,022
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #6

    Thank you for your reply.

    I've given you another option.

    Feel free to post screenshots for clarity.
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  7. Posts : 71
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #7
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  8. Posts : 43,022
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #8

    Ah, you mean you hadn't actually unpaired/removed the device.

    So Windows thought the device was still present.

    As to your original question about 'many' drivers- see rapr.
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