Windows 10: why drivers keep their files under file repository

I deleted a program with drivers, and wanted to do a clean removal, so every other file needs to go. Some files cannot be deleted, in system32 under driver and driverstore maps. why windows store them and can they do any damage? is there an option to delete unsued and old files?

while trying to delete files system says: you require permission from system to make changes to this file

thanks!

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Driver Store-File Repository using huge disk space. How can I reduce it?

Thank you for the update. Try deleting the unneeded drivers by following the steps below:

• On the search bar, type command prompt, right-click on it from the list then run it as
  Administrator.
• Type the command pnputil.exe /e > c:\drivers.txt then click
  Enter.
• This command will create a file drivers.txt on C: drive with the list of driver packages that are stored in the File Repository folder.
• Delete all unnecessary drivers with the help of command pnputil.exe /d oemNN.inf (NN — is a number of drivers file package from drivers.txt, as example oem07.inf). In case the driver is in use, you will see an error while
  trying delete it.
  

Update with the outcome so we can provide further assistance.

 

Driver Store-File Repository using huge disk space. How can I reduce it?

Hi

Is it possible... that there will be drivers that are not inuse when I perform this action - that I may actually need?

 

Recent File List

Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file1

Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file2
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file3
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file4
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file5
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file6
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file7
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file8
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file9
...

you get the idea. ( too lazy to put it in a for loop and test it.

or just open regedit and remove all the fileX from that key.