Driver Store Explorer (RAPR)

Latest version (v0.11.79) - Fixes export of driver files

EDIT: just a heads-up. Do not use to delete drivers unless you are experienced. If you remove a driver that the system needs, it may not boot.


In a nutshell, from the Wiki ( lostindark/DriverStoreExplorer ):

Driver Store Explorer [RAPR] makes it easier to deal with Windows driver store. Supported operations include list/add/install/delete third-party driver packages.

Features:​

• Support online (local machine) and offline driver store.
• Enumerate / list all third-party driver packages in the driver store. Showing device associated with drivers. Export the driver package list as CSV.
• Add a driver package to the driver store.
• Delete one or multiple driver packages from the store.
• Detect old and not used driver packages (best effort).
• Full-fledged GUI Supports grouping / sorting on any column. Supports re-arranging of / selecting specific columns.

Note that listing of the new "devices by driver" combined with "show hidden devices" in Device Manager gives you similar capabilities. If you want to look at hidden devices that are not present, you also need to set a system environment variable:

Search -> "Environment" select "Edit System Environment variables" then select the "Environment Variables" button and create a new System variable called
"devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices"
and set it's value to 1. After that when you go into device manager and select "Show Hidden Devices" in the View Menu, you will also see non-present devices.

geneo said:

Search -> "Environment" select "Edit System Environment variables" then select the "Environment Variables" button and create a new System variable called
"devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices"
and set it's value to 1. After that when you go into device manager and select "Show Hidden Devices" in the View Menu, you will also see non-present devices.

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I usually create that system variable in ALL CAPS like "DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES" rather than in lowercase

Great fan of (believer in) RAPR.exe for more than a decade now. Indeed DevMgr can do some of what RAPR does, but nothing beats the "Select Old Drivers" button for quick and easy clean-up. I have NEVER had this program cause an accidental problem in all the years I've used it. Self-inflicted wounds only!

=e=

erpster4 said:

I usually create that system variable in ALL CAPS like "DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES" rather than in lowercase

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I am lazy

geneo said:

Latest version (v0.11.72)

Releases · lostindark/DriverStoreExplorer

Driver Store Explorer [RAPR]. Contribute to lostindark/DriverStoreExplorer development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

In a nutshell, from the Wiki ( lostindark/DriverStoreExplorer ):

Driver Store Explorer [RAPR] makes it easier to deal with Windows driver store. Supported operations include list/add/install/delete third-party driver packages.

Features:​

• Support online (local machine) and offline driver store.
• Enumerate / list all third-party driver packages in the driver store. Showing device associated with drivers. Export the driver package list as CSV.
• Add a driver package to the driver store.
• Delete one or multiple driver packages from the store.
• Detect old and not used driver packages (best effort).
• Full-fledged GUI Supports grouping / sorting on any column. Supports re-arranging of / selecting specific columns.

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Did anyone try an export ALL DRIVERS with Win 11? Doesn't work for me

Yeah I've tried that several times it fails right after starting the process.

RAPR is great - it is not a crappy driver package that updates drivers automatically (often getting it wrong, and also adding crappy adware).

It is simply a great information tool.

I use it to check if key drivers are up to date.

One slight area of caution is if you install a driver from vendor site, newer than version in Windows update, do not use RAPR option to delete old drivers, as Windows Update then thinks you are out of date and reinstalls latest version in Windows update, even though you installed a later version, which you then have to reinstall.

If older version remains on pc, Windows update does not reinstall it again.

It is ok to use the delete old driver options if you have not installed a later driver manually. Of course, if you do this, you cannot revert to later drivers.

Rather than deleting all old drivers, I leave the current and previous ones.

PS E:\Temp> Export-WindowsDriver -Online -Destination E:\Drivers

abactuon said:

PS E:\Temp> Export-WindowsDriver -Online -Destination E:\Drivers

Export-WindowsDriver (DISM)

Use this topic to help manage Windows and Windows Server technologies with Windows PowerShell.

docs.microsoft.com

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Nice find!!

The powershell doesn't work for me either, but the dism does.

HUMM, worked for me

My docs are on D drive so I used the syntax

Export-WindowsDriver -Online -Destination d:\drivers

Worked

Did you create the folder?

Zardoc said:

HUMM, worked for me

My docs are on D drive so I used the syntax

Export-WindowsDriver -Online -Destination d:\drivers

Worked

Did you create the folder?

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Yes. Used the correct syntax. It gives an error "SafeHandle cannot be null. (Parameter 'pHandle')"

Pretty cryptic

Well I filed a bug report on the RAPR github site. I expect Windows 11 insider bugs will be ignored for now though.

Just tested again on a clean install - still no go.

perhaps avoid using this app until Win11 final release on Oct. 5

geneo said:

Well I filed a bug report on the RAPR github site. I expect Windows 11 insider bugs will be ignored for now though.

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Heard back from the author. He installed 11, tried it and said it worked for him. I sent some details on version, etc.

Just tried it on latest dev build. Still doesn't work.

geneo said:

Heard back from the author. He installed 11, tried it and said it worked for him. I sent some details on version, etc.

Just tried it on latest dev build. Still doesn't work.

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which Win11 dev build? 22000.194 or 22458?
ask the author which Win11 version he's using

erpster4 said:

which Win11 dev build? 22000.194 or 22458?
ask the author which Win11 version he's using

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He was using 22000.168 for which I believe wasn't working for me either.

geneo said:

He was using 22000.168 for which I believe wasn't working for me either.

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BTW, I just remembered it was working for me when I posted because I was on win 10 and didn't think that you guys were on 11 , so, no it doesn't work for me either. I just use the DISM for now.