Backup and Restore Device Drivers in Windows 10  

1 You have posted the same text three times. I suggest you edit the post to remove the repetitions.

2 To save msinfo32 results:- Run the msinfo32 command then click on its File menu, select Export, choose a path and a filename, click on Save. Then go and make a pot of tea because it can take several minutes to complete. It can be a huge text file of over 1MB so I hope you have a good reason to want to save it and are prepared for some pretty boring browsing if you decide to read it - in Word, it covers over 200 pages.

3 Reading Event viewer entries is a bit like reading a medical dictionary; within five minutes you'll be positive that you have late stage Martian lurgy with added complications. It is better to regard Event viewer as a potential source of data to help you diagnose a fault for which you have behavioural symptoms.

4 It is always better to have made backups before a major change so that you stand a chance of getting back to normal if there's a problem. But you didn't so that's the end of the matter; you cannot go back in time. Just start making driver backups now and then do so again when you change any drivers.

5 Make system images before any major changes. I have a vague recollection that you already do this using Macrium reflect [free edition]. If not, start doing it now. See
my ditty - File backup vs imaging, imaging utilities, backing up drivers [post #3] - TenForums
My ditty includes a link to a TenForumsTutorial on Macrium that is very good indeed.


Denis

drugo said:

sorry may i know where can find Dism

Dism is in your
C:\Windows\System32
folder just like many other Windows commands e.g. DiskPart.
And that folder is in the default Path so you can run Dism in an Admin cmd window without having to write out the full path each time.
You'll find it there in Windows 7, 10, 11.

If you just enter the raw command Dism, it will respond with the general page of its extensive built-in Help. Extract shown below -


And you can get the individual Help sections by entering a Dism option followed by /?



Dism Help differs for each Windows version so check the Help separately for each one.



All the best,
Denis

drugo said:

I wanted to know if we do need Dism 10 from w10 to backup and restore w7 drivers or another tool

Unless somebody knows otherwise, I think that the Dism in Windows 7 does not have the necessary commands.

Try3 said:

Does the command used exist in Win7? My own dism win7 notes do not mention dism /online /export-driver at all.

1 You run Dism on a Windows 7 computer by booting from a Windows 10/11 Installation USB.
2 You could try copying the Dism.exe across to see if it works.
- Dism from Windows 11 works in Windows 10 and its built-in Help remains that of Windows 11 so it might well retain its Windows 11 Dism capabilities.
- I do not have a Windows 7 computer available to test.
3 You could use the Dism++ utility that PaulB suggested in post #76.


Best of luck,
Denis

Paul's links are to webpages with a certificate problem so your browser security might object to them. Firefox lets me go to them but issues a warning first.
@Paul Black - Paul, any comment?

Or just use one of the other options that I suggested.

Denis