Terry
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How to scan computer for drivers?


My old desktop is working slow as I have downloaded so many softwares and drivers. I have removed unnecessary softwares but to improve the performance of the system I need to have upgraded and updated software and drivers. I want to scan my system and remove the drivers which are not in use but do not know how to do it online…..any suggestions
6 months ago
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Shreya Krishna | Oct 24 2011

Hey I am a computer engineer and I will definitely help you in resolving your issue . I will guide you through some steps which will definitely help you in resolving your issue.

Drag your mouse on the start button and click on that.
A small box will appear displaying a list of programs.
click on the option, ‘printer and devices’.
A new window will open in front of you. There you have a list of devices and programs which you want to uninstall.
After that Right Click on the driver which you want to uninstall then a small drop down box will appear asking you to uninstall the device.
Click on theuninstall the device option.
After that a small window will appear asking you to uninstall the device and remove all its features followed by yes or no. click on yes
The uninstallation will start automatically within few seconds.
When the uninstall is completed click on the finish and restart your computer to save the changes you have made to your system.

After restarting click on the icon of the antivirus you are using currently. Click on the scan the full system and then the scanning will start automatically.

Hope this information will help you in satisfying you.

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