Drivers are the software required for the functioning of physical and virtual devices, as well as other components. The computer simultaneously employs many such programs, but even more they are set to the system to run as needed. In this article we will deal with how to view a complete list of drivers in the "dozen".
View a list of drivers
Situations when it is required to get this information are rarely found. For this reason, the tools to solve the task is not very popular. At the same time, they exist both in the system itself, and can be obtained from outside. Next, we consider some simple ways to view the driver set.Method 1: third-party programs
In this paragraph, we will get acquainted with the products of the Nirsoft developer, which offers many free utilities for interacting with the system. They have a wider functionality in comparison with embedded tools, and in some cases give a simple user to look much deeper "under the hood" of Windows than Microsoft allows. Today we will use the two programs - InstalledDriverslist and DriverView.
Download InstalledDriversList.
Download DriverView.
In order to download the archive, you need to scroll down the page down and find links. Please note that there are options for different versions of the OS. If you use a 64-bit Windows, then download the file with the appropriate name.
Both utilities are portable, that is, do not require installation. It is enough to unpack the resulting file in the folder prepared in advance.
Method 4: "Command String"
If for some reason you need to get information about drivers without using the graphical interface, you can resort to the help of the "command line" that runs on behalf of the administrator.
Read more: Run "Command Line" on behalf of the administrator in Windows 10
There are two options for obtaining the necessary data - in a compressed and detailed form. In the first case, the team will help us
DRIVERQUERY / FO LIST
If more detailed information is required, we enter such a command:
DRIVERQUERY / V.
To improve the readability of data, you can copy the entire contents of the "command line" (Ctrl + A, Ctrl + C), and then insert into the standard notepad. To all columns are displayed correctly, you need to disable the "Transfer By" function in the "Format" menu.
Conclusion
We have led several ways to view information about drivers in Windows 10. Each of them will be convenient in a specific situation. The most "advanced" is the use of utilities from Nirsoft. If there is no desire to run third-party program on PC, standard tools are suitable. The "command line" will help when it is impossible to access the graphics interface in case of failures or remote administration.