nuke drivers while keeping windows safe


ultimate99

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I have a x13 gen 1 with 25h2 that i feel has been very laggy lately, especially networking takes a while to establish on a cold boot/reboot.

Is there a way to nuke all installed drives without touching the current Windows install and installed apps?
 

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You could also look at Driver Store Explorer - while it can rip out multiple drivers at once, I would advise caution with that as removing some drivers may put your system in a non-bootable state.

Another option, but primarly with some Audio and Video Card drivers is Display Driver Uninstaller. I've used this several times myself to remove and reinstall a clean set of video card drivers. I use this one from SAFE MODE WITHOUT NETWORKING so I can install drivers without Windows getting in the way.

YMMV -- Proceed with caution - I am not responsible for any issues that may arise
 

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