3 Safe Ways to Uninstall Remove Windows Drivers

When Need to Uninstall Drivers Completely?

• You have weird computer issues that seem related with device drivers
• You just upgraded your device and need to install new driver for it
• Whenever you plug a new device like a pen drive, a USB device, etc. to your system, it will install needed drivers for the device and every time you boot up Windows, drivers will be loaded. So if the device is used only once or twice and you will never use it again, the drivers are so space-consuming and will slow down your startup speed.

How to Uninstall/Remove Device Drivers Completely?

Installing drivers can be done with ease and we know the codes in the driver program acts like a middleman between the hardware devices and operating system. Just like any other software programs, driver program is deeply integrated into OS after installed to ensure perfect and seamless functionality.

Well, it is not a hard task to uninstall driver package from your computer. 3 approaches are demonstrated in the below. They are easy and free.

Approach 1: Using Free Driver Manager and Updater Software DriveTheLife

DriveTheLife, a professional and totally free Windows program designed to update and manage drivers for all Windows users. It allows you to download, install, update, backup, restore and uninstall drivers just with a few clicks. To uninstall drivers, follow the steps below:

1. Download, install and launch DriveTheLife. Official free download location:  www.drivethelife.com
2. Go to Manage Board from the left pane
3. Click Uninstall, then all the drivers that are available to be uninstalled will be displayed in the list



4. Choose the one you need to uninstall and press Uninstall Button. Just one click, you can remove the drivers and its package completely.

Approach 2: Remove Drivers using Device Manager

Device manager is a Control Panel application that lets you manage and update your devices, along with the drivers. It allows you to change settings for the hardware, view properties, identify drivers for each device, install/uninstall/disable/enable/roll back drivers. Let’s start the steps to uninstall drivers:

1. Start > Input Device Manager > Press Enter.
2. Find and click the category of device which you need to uninstall the driver, for instance, the graphics card would be listed under Display Adapters).
3. Right click the problematic device > Uninstall.


4. On the Confirm Device Removal dialog box, click OK.

Approach 3: Uninstall Drivers using the System Uninstaller Program

You can uninstall the drivers from the Uninstaller Program just like any other program.
1. Start > Input Uninstall Program > Press Enter.
2. In the uninstallation window, find the driver you want to uninstall and start the uninstallation process.



After the driver is uninstalled, if you need a new driver for this device, use DriveTheLife to scan your computer which will find the proper drivers and perform the installation with one click.

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Top Ways to Fix Laptop Touchpad Not Working

Laptops Touchpad Stops working

"The built-in Synaptic touchpad on my notebook no longer works, making Windows nearly impossible to use. Even the touchpad scrolling not working! I am so disappointed because I dont have a mouse here."

Imagine that without a mouse, touchpad or other pointing device, how can you use a Windows PC? So it is really disappointing when your touchpad suddenly stopped working without a mouse on hand.

This page covers several common fixes to resolve on-functioning touchpad.

How to Troubleshoot Touch Pad Not Working

 

Method 1. Reboot Your Laptop

The first fix should be painfully obvious - Restart your laptop. If the problem just started, this may be the easiest troubleshooter. We know, anything thats got in a mess gets the chance to start over by computer restart. The OS and the software gets to a new start with a reboot.

Method 2. Update Touchpad Driver

If you got this problem in a Windows upgrade like from Windows 7/8 to Windows 10, the most possible cause is that Windows installed an incorrect driver for your touchpad. If this is the case, dont worry! A simple touchpad driver update will fix it.

To update driver, you have 2 ways.

The 1st Way: Use 3rd party driver downloader and updater tool

Here I recommend free software DriveTheLife and take it as the example to show how to update touchpad driver automatically.

• Firstly, download the software from official site http://www.drivethelife.com/free-drivers-download-utility.html

• Then, install and launch it, an automatic driver scan will begin. This is collecting and analyzing your Windows drivers. Any drivers in question will be listed after scan.

• Next, check the notice message to see whether your touchpad driver is normal. If not, you just need to tick touchpad and click Start to download and install a correct touchpad driver.

• At last, reboot your computer to let the new driver take effect.

The 2nd Way: Download driver from manufactures website and install it manually

• Firstly, go to the manufactures website. It is either your touchpad manufactures website like Synaptic or your notebook manufacture like Asus, Dell, Lenovo, Samsung, Toshiba, Acer, HP, Sony and so on.

• Then search with "touchpad model and name + driver" inside. Note that you should download the right driver depending on your OS (Windows 7, 8 or Windows 10) with 32bit or 64bit.

• Next, download and install it manually.

• At last, restart Windows after the installation is done.

 Method 3. Change Mouse & Touchpad Settings 

 

• Navigate to the Start Menu type change mouse settings in the Search field, then press Enter.

• In the mouse Properties window, click the tab that seems to be for your touchpad (the name varies from model to model). Make sure that everything is enabled. If there are Settings buttons, make sure that everything is on.

• Select no delay and click "additional mouse options"

• In the new window for mouse options you will see ELAN tab (maybe the name of your pad is different). If you see ELAN pad disabled, enable it and deselect the option "disable when external USB point xxxxxxx"

• Click Apply and OK

 

Method 4. Repair Corrupted Operating System Files

Another possible cause for a malfunctioning touchpad is corrupted operating system files.
You have 2 ways to fix the corrupted system files.

1. Restore your computer to a restore point at a date prior to when the touchpad stopped working.

2. Perform an complete restore process of the Windows OS, that is, a clean install of Windows.  

If you are unable to resolve your laptop touchpad not working issue after trying the solutions on this page, the touchpad is likely non-functional due to a hardware problem. In this case,  you are recommend to send your laptop to a computer repair shop for further analysis, or buy a wireless/wired/bluetooth mouse to take its place.

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3 Ways to Update Windows Drivers for Hardware That isn’t Working Properly or Has Outdated Drivers

Hardware Working Improperly on Windows Laptop/Desktop

If your Windows hardware device is working improperly, don’t blame the innocent device itself. Before taking the hardware device to the doctor’s store, you may need to check whether the software that supports the hardware to work is all right. It is quite obvious that the software is the bridge that connects with the hardware and your computer, called driver.

An outdated, corrupted or missing driver can lead to hardware failures. So for any reason, just uninstall the drivers and reinstall it with the latest and suitable driver. How to? Generally, there are 3 ways to update your Windows drivers.

3 Ways to Update Drivers for Windows Hardware Devices

First of all, the commonly used devices on computer are video/graphics card that produces normal display, sound card, network card (both cable network and wireless network are included), motherboard. And there are many peripheral devices connecting with computer like keyboard, mouse, printer, scanner, mobile phones, card readers, digital camera, gamepad and so on. Click here for more drivers download. All the peripheral devices need proper drivers to work with computer.

Now let’s learn how to update and fix driver problems for your Windows computer.

Method 1: Use Smart Driver Update Software

The easiest and most energy-efficient way is to use an automatic driver update program tool which would detect the missing, corrupted and outdated drivers and then install the right ones with ease.

There are many such programs, maybe the most popular and well-known one is Driver Booster, right? But today I’d like to recommend a new giant rise of driver update software – DriveTheLife. It is very simple and clean to use, totally free for all Windows users. Have a try of the new choice!

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Method 2: Update Drivers Through Windows Update

Most drivers update can be found via Windows Update. So you can check for hardware outdated drivers from Windows Update. But not all updates are included in Windows Update and there might be some delay to inform updated drivers.

1. Press Start button, in the search box, type update, in the list of results, click Windows Update.
2. In the left pane of the new window, click Check for updates. It will inform you available updates after the check. Click the link to see detailed information about the update. Each type of update might include drivers.
3. On the Select the updates you want to install page, look for updates for your hardware devices, select the check box for each driver that you want to install, and then click OK.
4. If there are any driver updates, click Install updates. If it prompts for a computer restart, the update will take effect after the restart.  

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Method 3: Download and Install Drivers Updates by Yourself

The last and the least recommended way is to download and update drivers by your own especially you are not knowledgeable on computer hardware and software. It is troublesome to do this, what’s worse is that if you install the wrong driver, device may not work and even lead to dead computer in the worst case.

However, if you hold a firm decision to update drivers by yourself, do as the follows:

• Check your hardware information and find the corresponding drivers from its manufacture’s website, download drivers from the driver download page.
•  If it is a ZIP file, unzip it and click the right .exe program to install (Just like installing other software).
• After the driver installed alright, restart your PC to let the new driver take effect.

Update Drivers Yourself

You can choose any of the above methods to update Windows hardware drivers as necessary.

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3 Ways To Check BIOS Version Information In Windows

BIOS stands for Basic Input and Output System. One of the most important thing for every computer. Without installing it, you cant run your computer. Basically, it manages all the hardware connections between of your computer like Motherboard, Processor, Ram, Hard drive etc. Thats why, its very necessary for every computer device. You know what, BIOS always needs some updates after a specific interval of time. So of course, without knowing any information about BIOS like version information, model number etc then How can you upgrade it? Similarly, there may be different possiblities when you have to need a complete information about BIOS.

This is why, I wrote this article for those users who dont know about the version information of BIOS. If you know about the BIOS version information for your device then its good but if you dont then read this article deeply.

Actually, this article covers on 3 best ways to check BIOS version information in Windows. All the methods are simple and free from any malware. Just follow them perfectly. If you wont follow faultlessly then you cant find. So, lets start. Heres how can you check your BIOS version information of your device. Basically, all 3 ways are very simple. You have no need to use any additional software or application for check BIOS version.

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1. From msinfo32

Msinfo32 is the best to check any information about your computer. So, you can also check about BIOS version information from this way. To check, first open RUN by pressing Win+R or type in search RUN and press Enter.


Once the Run has been opened then type msinfo32and click on OK.


After that, a separate pop-up will be opened. Here find BIOS Version/Date. Exact on right side of it, BIOS information will be displaying. So, copy it and find about your BIOS on the internet.

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2. Through Windows Registry

Windows registry editor is another best way to find about system BIOS. You can also do the same work with Windows Registry. I mean, easily can find a complete information about your system BIOS. To check BIOS information via Windows registry, first open the RUN by pressing Win+R buttons or can also open it directly by searching RUN in start.


When its opened, then type Regedit and click on OK.


After this action, navigate the following keys and find SystemBiosVersion. At the right side of it, BIOS information will be showing clearly.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Hardware/Description/System

3. Command Prompt

CMD or Command Prompt is one another finest and secure way to check BIOS information. With lots of benefits and features of CMD, you can also check BIOS version information through it. T Check information about system BIOS, first you need to open CMD. Open the Run, type CMD and click on OK.

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Once it has been opened, then type below command in it and press enter.
wmic bios get smbiosbiosversion

When you will enter then it will take some time and will show your BIOS version. It shows version information always below SMBIOSBIOSVersion. You can see an example in below image. You can check, my BIOS version is 786H1 v01.05 which is also showing below SMBIOSBIOSVersion.

Conclusion

These were the simple and easiest ways to check information about the system BIOS. Another different ways are also available like via Softwares, but these are the most simple and secure ways that I mentioned in this article. Hopefully, You enjoyed it. If you think, its helpful for your relatives, friends and others then dont forget to share it with them and also share your views about it via comment below.

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