Adamsappleone Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Over time unused, but still installed, drivers can cause problems if they inadvertently become enabled. They can cause hardware conflicts or just cause the system to behave erratically. You can locate and remove any old and unused drivers by enabling a special feature in Device Manager that allows it to display non-present devices.Open "Device Manager" and in the "Menu Bar" click on "View" and select "Show Hidden Devices"Now, open the various branches in the Device Manager tree and look for device icons that appear translucent or faded.To remove the device drivers for any of the non-present devices, simply right-click on the faded icon and select the Uninstall command. Once you are done, close Device Manager and restart your system. Read moreNote: If your "Menu Bar" is not visible, here's how to enable it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avmad Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 I did this yesterday :lol: Lots of AV leftovers. See here if you don't want to sign up to some erm site. :rolleyes:http://www.pctools.com/forum/showthread.php?64229-How-to-Display-Hidden-Devices-Drivers& Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnsoni Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 great tip. much obliged. thanks a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.