Windows 10: WHy cant i uninstall drivers?

i keep trying to uninstall my old wifi stick driver (even though all the files are long gone, it still shows up in control panel) but it says i need the "disk 1 that came with the installation" and i lost that disk a decade ago :/

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How do you uninstall chipset drivers?

I'm installing a new mobo so I need to uninstall the intel 865g drivers to make way for the P35 drivers.

Can't find any uninstall options in add/remove programs and intel chipset inst listed in driver cleaner.

Any suggestions? *Confused

 

Uninstalling A Driver

Hello Zainab,

Issue as such may occur if your device is under a controlled or restricted network. To provide you the appropriate steps that can resolve your concern, we’d like to know if your device is connected to a domain run by an organization.

As an alternative, we suggest that you follow the steps below to uninstall driver:

• In the Search box, type Programs
  and Features and press
  Enter.
• Locate the driver that you want to uninstall.
• Right-click on the driver that you want install and select Uninstall.
• Follow the on-screen prompts.
• Once done, restart your device to apply the changes.

Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.

 

Graphic Driver is not Uninstall

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

We regret the inconvenience caused to you.

Please provide us the following information:

• 
  How are you trying to uninstall the driver?
  
• 
  When you are trying to uninstall the graphics driver, do you get any error message or error code?
  
• 
  What is the make of graphics driver?
  

Step 1: Let us try to uninstall the driver in Safe mode, and check if it helps.

Safe mode starts Windows in a basic state, using a limited set of files and drivers. It can help you troubleshoot problems on your PC.

Refer to the following article:

Start your PC in safe mode in Windows 10

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-10/start-your-pc-in-safe-mode

Step 2: Follow the below steps to uninstall the driver.

• 
  Press Windows key + X and click on
  Device Manager.
  
• 
  Search for Display Adapters.
  
• 
  Right-click on the Graphics Card and click on
  Uninstall.
  

Hope it helps.

Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance, we are glad to assist you.