When ready to complete the operation, select OK. On the Confirm Device Removal dialog box, if you wish to remove the driver package in addition to uninstalling the device, select the Delete the driver software for this device option.Expand the node that represents the type of device that you want to uninstall, right-click the device entry for the device you want to uninstall, and select Uninstall.Select the View menu and turn on Show Hidden Devices.To launch Device Manager, select the Start button, type Device Manager, and press Enter. If that device is the only device using the driver package, then the driver package can also be removed via Device Manager. If your device or driver package does not appear in the list, you'll need to use Device Manager to uninstall the device. If the device or driver package that you wish to remove appears in the list of programs, select uninstall. If the device is uninstalled before it is unplugged, the operating system may rediscover the device and reinstall drivers for it in the time between the uninstall and unplugging the device.įirst, open Settings (you can do this using the Windows+I keyboard shortcut) and type Remove.

Before uninstalling a device, we recommend physically unplugging the device from the system. This page describes how to uninstall a device or driver package on Windows 10 and Windows 11.

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