Below is an in-depth article explaining how to remove old hidden device drivers from Windows 11. It covers everything from the basics in Device Manager to advanced cleanup with Command Prompt and the Driver Store.
Getting to Know Hidden Drivers
Over time, your Windows 11 system might accumulate...
I am running Windows 7. A couple of weeks ago I installed an old video card (ATI FireGL 5200) in order to connect a third monitor. Since then I have had a blue screen and minidump a day. I first disabled and later physically removed the card but the crashes continued. It appears as though a...
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Hi folks,
I was trying to uninstall a print driver for a network printer for one of my users (Windows 7), and I ran into that issue where it tells you that it can't remove the drivers because they are still in use (this after stopped and restarting the spooler, rebooting, etc.). So I was...