Since device drivers are one of the main reasons your computer runs at optimal performance today, having a list of all installed drivers will be helpful. With a list of device drivers, you can quickly determine whether a device uses a generic or OEM driver.

Not only that, but it could also help you troubleshoot a few driver-related problems as well. So, if you want to view a list of all drivers installed on your Windows device, here’s what you need to do.

View all Installed Drivers from the Device Manager

You can access the Device Manager to view all installed drivers in Windows. Then, follow some of the simple steps given below.

1. First, open Device Manager on your PC. To do that, open Windows Search and type in Device Manager. Then, open the Device Manager from the list.

Device Manager

2. On the Device Manager, click the View menu and select the Devices by Driver option.

Devices by driver option

3. Now you can see all installed drivers on Windows pc.

installed drivers on Windows pc

4. To revert to the default view, click the View menu and select the Devices by type option.

View all Installed Drivers from the Command Prompt

This method will use the Command Prompt to view all installed drivers. Here’s what you need to do.

1. Open the Start menu and type in CMD. Right-click on the Command Prompt, and select Run as Administrator.

CMD

2. On the Command Prompt, copy and paste the command and press the Enter button

Driverquery

cmd command

3. The above command will list all available drivers on your PC.

list all available drivers

Use a Third-Party App to View All Installed Drivers

You can also use a third-party app to check what drivers are installed on your Windows PC. Many apps exist for this purpose, but we recommend using free software called ‘InstalledDriversList‘.

InstalledDriversList

This third-party portable Windows app scans and shows you all drivers installed on your computer. While the software is meant to run on Windows 10, it also runs fine on the new Windows 11.

So, just Google search the name of the software we have mentioned and download & install it on your PC. Once installed, just run the program to get a list of all installed softwares.

How to Update Drivers on Windows?

Now that you have the list of all installed drivers, you may want to update some of them.

On Windows 10/11, it’s pretty easy to update the device drivers. You can follow our guide – How to Easily Update Drivers on Windows to update all outdated drivers.

Also, remember that keeping drivers up to date is a good security practice. So, make sure to update outdated device drivers as soon as you find them.

This guide explains how to view all installed drivers on Windows computers. I hope this article helps you. Please share it with your friends, and if you have any doubts, let us know in the comment box below.

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