Backup Windows Hardware Drivers
In this tutorial, we back up our Windows hardware drivers, using a single command entered in PowerShell, a utility provided by default in all Windows installations. Whilst driver files are typically installed automatically by Windows, readily obtained from the manufacturer’s website or via a driver download utility, there will be occasions where we will struggle to obtain a specialist driver, and therefore backing up our existing driver may provide an option in the absence of an alternative.
Having run PowerShell as administrator, we enter the following command:
Export-WindowsDriver -Online -Destination “YOUR DESTINATION PATH”
*replacing the words YOUR DETINATION PATH with the path to your backup folder, obtained by holding Shift and right clicking on the destination folder, and selecting the option to “copy as path,” as shown at 01:37 in the video.
Be aware that the process of backing up can take between one and ten minutes and, during that time, there will be no indication of progress within the PowerShell window.
Topics covered:
00:00 Introduction
00:15 Why backup hardware driver files?
00:30 Installation options without a backup
01:03 Preparing a destination folder (U.S.B. drive)
01:37 Adding functionality to the context menu by holding Shift
01:42 Copy as path
01:50 The alternative Start menu
01:55 Running PowerShell
02:01 Entering the command
02:52 Running the command
03:12 Report detailing files backed up
03:21 Viewing the files in the backup folder
03:45 Restoring drivers from the backup
03:50 Running device manager
03:53 Identifying defective drivers
04:00 Updating the driver
04:08 Browsing to the backup disc
04:18 Installing from the backup
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