If you need to back up your Windows 8 or 10 device drivers, or share your drivers with someone, there is a quick and easy way. The best part is that it is implemented using standard operating system tools and does not take much time.
Necessary
Computer with Windows 8 or 10
Instructions
Step 1
To start the process of backing up drivers, run Windows PowerShell with Administrator rights. To do this, go to the "Start" menu, open "All Applications", look for Windows PowerShell in the list of installed programs. Right-click on the Windows PowerShell shortcut and select Run as administrator.
Step 2
When the program is loaded, enter in the window after the cursor: Export-WindowsDriver -Online -Destination C: / Drivers and press "Enter". Instead of "C: / Drivers" you can specify your location where the copies of the drivers will be saved. The "-Online" option indicates that the command is running on your local computer.
After that, the process of creating a backup copy of all device drivers installed in the system begins. We are waiting for the end of the process.
Step 3
When the process completes, PowerShell will display a report about the exported drivers.
