How to Update and Uninstall Drivers in Windows

Device Manager is a Control Panel application that allows you to manage devices and drivers on your system. You can use Device Manager to uninstall devices and driver packages with some limitations. Typically, an end-user does not use Device Manager to uninstall devices or driver packages, but might have to use Device Manager to troubleshoot problems they might encounter on their computer.



Note You must have administrator privileges to uninstall a device or driver package by using Device Manager.



For more information about uninstalling driver and driver packages, see How Devices and Driver Packages are Uninstalled.