Restore a driver to its previous version Applies to all editions of Windows.
You might want to restore the driver for a device to a previous version if you encounter problems with your computer or device after upgrading the driver.
You must be logged on as an administrator to perform these steps.
1. Open Device Manager by clicking the
Start button
, clicking
Control Panel, clicking
System and Maintenance, and then clicking
Device Manager.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
2. Double-click the category containing your device driver, and then double-click the name of the device you want to restore to a previous driver version.
3. Click the
Driver tab, and then click
Roll Back Driver.
Note: If there's no previous version of the driver installed for the selected device, the
Roll Back Driver button will be unavailable.
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