In order to ensure the ability to work with all devices, modern operating systems implement the concept of drivers. Drivers are modules that have a unified software interface, but implement their own logic for working with a specific device. As a rule, the manufacturer supplies drivers for their products. Also, distributions of operating systems contain a large number of drivers for typical devices. These drivers are automatically installed during system installation. However, devices with such drivers may not work correctly. In this case, you need to remove or replace the driver. For example, it is often necessary to remove the default sound drivers in order to later install the driver from the sound card manufacturer.
It is necessary
Administrator rights in Windows
Instructions
Step 1
Open the system properties dialog. Right click on the "My Computer" icon. It is located on the desktop. In the context menu that appears, select the "Properties" item.
Step 2
Open Device Manager. In the "System Properties" dialog, switch to the "Hardware" tab. Click the Device Manager button.
Step 3
Find the driver to be removed. In Device Manager, in the list of device categories for your local computer, find the Sound, Video, and Game Controllers category. Expand this category by clicking on the "+" sign next to its name. Browse the list for this category. Select the item you want to remove.
Step 4
Remove the driver. Right click on the selected item. In the context menu, select the "Delete" item.
