Windows 10: How to remove all the manufacturer pre-installed drivers on Windows 10?

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    How to remove all the manufacturer pre-installed drivers on Windows 10?


    Hi,I have a very important software product which now only works in Windows safe mode. In normal mode, the product cannot login to its server.So, I suspect that a non-Windows driver is a culprit. Resting my Windows does not help. To avoid purchasing a new machine, my last hope is to remove all the manufacturer pre-installed drivers. Can someone kindly guide me how to do that? After removal, I can reinstall these drivers via the manufacturer's website only on a need basis.Tony

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    JDYOUNG77, May 28, 2023
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  2. Windows 7 wont install drivers

    i dont think anyone here understands what your asking either when its nearly a 90% english dominated Tech forum.
    Step 1
    reinstall windows from scratch
    Step 2
    install all drivers from the cd that came with the god damn motherboard *common sense*
    Step 3
    update windows
    Step 4
    install misc etc crap like flash java etc etc
    Step 5
    Install GPU drivers
    Step 6
    go back to using your pc without issue.
     
    crazyeyesreaper, May 28, 2023
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  3. Windows 7 wont install drivers

    +1

    If you having an issue installing a driver that worked before you formatted or wont install on a fresh build, sometimes this means hardware damage
     
    brandonwh64, May 28, 2023
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  4. How to remove all the manufacturer pre-installed drivers on Windows 10?

    REMOVE PRE INSTALLED W10

    First of all, uninstalling the OS to downgrade to a previous version will mean that you have to format your OS partition at least. If you only have one partition on your hard drive then you will loose everything you have on it that is not backed up.

    Second I'd advise you to read this:
    https://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/sblicensing/Pages/downgrade_rights.aspx#fbid=X3mXFm6H81d


    As you will have read above, you need to obtain an OEM media from the manufacturer of your computer. You will need to contact them to get such a media and to verify support for the version of Windows you want to run. It is unlikely that they will have a
    pre-built image for Windows 7 for your device (that you can install and configure everything easily) so the process will have to be fairly manual and will typically involve:

    • Obtain the install media (USB, CD, etc.) for Windows 7
    • Download all drivers for your PC for that version of Windows
    • Boot your computer using the media from step 1 and use it to format your hard drive and install Windows
    • Manually install all the drivers from step 2

    Unless you're comfortable with removing the OS from your machine and installing a new one from scratch I would not advise you to follow that path.
     
    Paulo Reichert, May 28, 2023
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