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Clean all of your personal computer's drivers

Clean all of your personal computer's drivers

Vote: (67 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: Treexy

Version: 9.2

Works under: Windows

Vote:

Program license

(67 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

Treexy

9.2

Works under:

Windows

Pros

  • Gets rid of drivers left over from incomplete program installations.
  • Doesn't require significant technical expertise to run.
  • Runs directly from a USB or portable driver make it an ideal portable tech solution.
  • Improve the reliability of your system.

Cons

  • May get rid of drivers shared between more than one application that are essential to system stability.
  • Requires a basic understanding of the drivers you are removing.
  • Safe mode is required upon reboot to finalize the uninstall process.

Driver Sweeper cleans up the mess left behind when you uninstall a program using the Windows installer. Windows doesn't complete remove all aspects of most programs. Often, it leaves behind drivers and fragments that clutter up your computer, slow it down and make it unstable. One of the big causes of the notorious "blue screen of death" is a driver conflict. Manually removing drivers by yourself can be dangerous to the integrity of your system. By using Driver Sweeper, you can eliminate the risk and remove those programs effectively to keep a lean and well-tuned machine. The utility may also help you prevent startup issues and can improve the stability of your system.

Once you install the program, you get a simple interface that allows you to quickly remove old drivers. The first icon allows you to search for all the drivers located on your system. You can select the drivers to remove by highlighting the driver and clicking the right arrow button. For best results, make sure to reboot your system after you finish installing the drivers. This ensures that any active drivers get fully deactivated and can allow other drivers the ability to run more effectively without conflicting with other drivers. Keeping old drivers on your system is one of the greatest problems with system stability. Old drivers don't get updated and may interfere with currently active drivers. This is a recipe for disaster.

Drive Sweeper effectively removes any drivers that you don't need any more. After uninstalling the drivers on your system, run Windows Update to check to see if your other drivers need updates. This also helps ensure that you didn't accidentally remove any drivers, such as mouse, chipset and display drivers needed for proper functionality of your system. The interface comes with three menu options. The "Menu" drop-down list provides options for preferences and other configuration needs. The "Tools" menu gives a list of useful tools. The "Help" menu includes information to contact support and run the program most effectively.

Before running Drive Sweeper, you must boot into Safe Mode. This ensures a complete uninstall of the entire driver. Driver Sweeper supports the removal of display, printers, sound, mouse and chipset drivers. The program also can be run from a USB drive, making it a great tool for techs that need to move between locations. The program does a good job of scanning the existing programs and only providing the option to remove files that are not required by other applications.

Pros

  • Gets rid of drivers left over from incomplete program installations.
  • Doesn't require significant technical expertise to run.
  • Runs directly from a USB or portable driver make it an ideal portable tech solution.
  • Improve the reliability of your system.

Cons

  • May get rid of drivers shared between more than one application that are essential to system stability.
  • Requires a basic understanding of the drivers you are removing.
  • Safe mode is required upon reboot to finalize the uninstall process.