How to restore drivers with Driver Genius
If you’ve uninstalled a dodgy driver, Driver Genius makes restoring the previous driver is a simple process.
Note: You have to have backed up your drivers before you can restore them.
Here’s how you do it…
Step 1 — Select your backup folder
Start Driver Genius and click Restore Drivers on the main menu.
On the “Specify the location of your driver backup files” screen, click on the folder you backed up your drivers to.
If you want to restore drivers from a different folder, click on Browse my computer for drivers backup.
Then click Browse and select your backup folder.
I backed up my drivers to a folder on my backup hard drive.
Click Next.
Step 2 — Select a driver to restore
The drivers are not checked by default, so select the one you want to restore.
I’m going to restore my modem driver.
Click Next.
Step 3 — Confirm driver restore
Next you’ll get a pop-up message asking you if want to restore your driver now.
Click Yes.
Step 4 — Restart your computer
After Driver Genius has restored your driver you’ll get a pop-up message saying you have to restart your computer for the restore process to take effect.
Click either Yes or No — it’s up to you.
And that’s it. Done.
Any questions?
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