驱动程序至关重要，因为没有它们，您将无法充分使用您的计算机和设备。但是，某些驱动程序可能太旧且与您的Windows版本不兼容，或者是新驱动程序且未经过充分测试。要摆脱错误、崩溃和蓝屏死机，(Blue Screens)您(Death)可能需要删除导致问题的驱动程序。以下是从Windows完全卸载驱动程序的方法：
注意：(NOTE:)本指南中的步骤向您展示了如何从带有2020 年 5 月更新的(May 2020 Update)Windows 10以及 Windows 7 中卸载驱动程序。
步骤 1. 尝试使用设备的卸载程序删除驱动程序
首先，您应该检查要删除的驱动程序是否有卸载程序。一个典型的例子是Nvidia和AMD的显卡，它们具有复杂的驱动程序套件，其中还包括其他软件。不管(Regardless)是什么设备，如果您使用安装程序安装了它的驱动程序，它还应该提供一个卸载程序。
要查看您是否有此选项，请从 Window 10打开“(open the )设置”(Settings)应用程序( app)，转到“应用程序(Apps)”，然后检查您设备的软件是否显示在“应用程序和功能(Apps & features)”列表中。例如，如果您想卸载Nvidia驱动程序，您所要做的就是在列表中找到它们，然后单击或点击卸载(Uninstall)。
在Windows 7中，步骤类似：打开(open the )控制面板(Control Panel)，进入程序(Programs)，然后进入程序和功能(Programs and Features)，然后找到要卸载的设备驱动程序。然后，单击或点击卸载(Uninstall)并删除那些坏驱动程序。
如果您的设备未附带驱动程序卸载程序，请按照以下步骤将其删除：
步骤 2. 打开设备管理器
打开设备管理器(Open the Device Manager)：在Windows 10和Windows 7中，一种快速的方法是搜索“设备管理器”一词("device manager")，然后单击或点击相应的搜索结果。
步骤 3. 查找带有故障驱动程序的设备或硬件组件
设备管理器(Device Manager)显示计算机内部或连接到计算机的所有硬件组件的列表。它还包括您已安装的应用程序的模拟硬件。它们按类型组织。
浏览硬件列表并找到要卸载驱动程序的设备，因为它会给您带来麻烦。
步骤 4. 打开带有坏驱动程序的硬件设备的属性
右键单击或按住（在触摸屏上）有问题的驱动程序的组件名称。在打开的菜单中，选择Properties。
您还可以选择设备，然后按键盘上的Alt + Enter
步骤 5. 完全卸载并删除驱动程序
现在，Windows会打开一个窗口，其中包含您选择的硬件设备的属性。要完全删除其驱动程序，请转到驱动程序(Driver)选项卡，然后单击或点击卸载设备(Uninstall Device)按钮*。*
在“卸载设备(Uninstall Device)”对话框窗口中，确保选中“删除此设备的驱动程序软件”框。("Delete the driver software for this device.")然后，单击或点击卸载(Uninstall)。如果您不选中我们提到的框，Windows 不会完全删除该设备的驱动程序。(If you don't check the box we mentioned, Windows does not completely delete the driver for that device.)相反，它会将驱动程序文件保存在您的 PC 上，并在下次检测到您的设备时使用它们。
故障驱动程序现已删除，设备从设备管理器(Device Manager)中消失。您应该能够继续使用您的计算机，而不会出现您遇到的问题。
我删除了有问题的驱动程序，但Windows重新安装了它们。如何关闭自动设备驱动程序安装
如果错误的驱动程序是通过Windows Update交付的， (Windows Update)Windows很可能会自动再次安装它。要阻止它这样做，您应该这样做：
在Windows 10中，您可以尝试隐藏错误的驱动程序更新并阻止它安装，使用本教程中的步骤：使用显示或隐藏更新工具来阻止不需要的 Windows 10 更新，包括驱动程序(Use the Show or Hide Updates tool to block unwanted Windows 10 updates, including drivers)。
但是，这仅在某些情况下有效，对于仍在使用Windows 7的人来说，这不是一个选择。如果您需要更彻底的方法来阻止Windows 10或Windows 7在您的 PC 上自动安装驱动程序，请按照以下步骤操作：
使用Windows 10任务栏中的搜索或 Windows 7 开始菜单中的搜索字段来查找(Search)“高级(Start Menu)系统设置”。("advanced system settings.")在结果列表中，单击或点击“查看高级系统设置("View advanced system settings)”。
这将打开“系统属性(System Properties)”窗口。在其中，选择硬件(Hardware)选项卡，然后单击或点击“设备安装设置”("Device Installation Settings")按钮。
上一个操作会打开一个名为“设备安装设置”("Device installation settings.")的窗口。在它上面，Windows 会询问您是否“[...] 您想自动下载适用于您设备的制造商应用程序和自定义图标。” ("[...] you want to automatically download manufacturers' apps and custom icons available for your devices.")选择“否（您的设备可能无法按预期工作）”("No (your device might not work as expected)")并按下保存更改(Save Changes)按钮。
重要提示：(IMPORTANT:)启用此设置意味着您的任何设备（现在连接或稍后将连接的设备）都不会通过Windows Update从(Windows Update)Microsoft获得驱动程序更新。
我的电脑因蓝屏死机(Blue Screen)而(Death)崩溃。在这种情况下如何卸载驱动程序？
错误(Bad)的驱动程序可能会导致Windows崩溃并出现蓝屏(Blue Screen)死机(Death)，这意味着您无法再登录和使用您的计算机。如果您遇到这种情况，在采取我们在本教程中向您展示的步骤之前，请先启动进入安全模式。就是这样：
成功进入安全模式(Safe Mode)后，请从头到尾按照本指南中的步骤进行操作。
哪个组件的哪个驱动程序给您带来了问题？
我们遇到了显卡和无线网卡驱动程序故障的问题，导致崩溃和不稳定。AMD和NVIDIA驱动程序有时都特别糟糕。那你呢？哪个组件的什么驱动程序给您带来了麻烦？在下面发表评论(Comment)，让我们谈谈。
How to uninstall drivers from Windows, in 5 steps
Drivers are critical becausе you cannot fully use your comрuters and devices without them. However, some drivers can be too old and incompatible with your version of Windows or new and insufficiently tested. To get rid of errors, crashes, and Blue Screens of Death, you maу need to delete the drivers that are causing problems. Here's how to uninstall drivers from Windows completely:
NOTE: The steps from this guide show you how to uninstall drivers from Windows 10 with May 2020 Update, and also from Windows 7.
Step 1. Try to delete a driver by using the device's uninstaller
Before anything else, you should check whether the driver that you want to remove has an uninstaller. A typical example is graphics cards from Nvidia and AMD, which have complex driver kits that also include other software. Regardless of the device, if you installed its drivers using an installer, it should also provide an uninstaller.
To find if you have this option, open the Settings app from Window 10, go to Apps, and check whether your device's software is shown in the list of Apps & features. For example, if you want to uninstall Nvidia drivers, all you have to do is find them in the list and click or tap on Uninstall.
In Windows 7, the steps are similar: open the Control Panel, go to Programs, then to Programs and Features, and find the device drivers that you want to uninstall. Then, click or tap Uninstall and remove those bad drivers.
If your device doesn't come with a driver uninstaller, follow the next steps to get rid of it:
Step 2. Open the Device Manager
Open the Device Manager: a quick way to do that, both in Windows 10 and Windows 7, is to search for the words "device manager" and click or tap the appropriate search results.
Step 3. Find the device or hardware component with the faulty drivers
The Device Manager shows a list of all the hardware components that are inside your computer or connected to it. It also includes emulated hardware by the apps that you have installed. They are organized by type.
Browse the list of hardware and find the device for which you want to uninstall the driver because it's causing you troubles.
Step 4. Open the properties of the hardware device with the bad drivers
Right-click or press-and-hold (on a touchscreen) the name of the component with the problematic driver. In the menu that opens, choose Properties.
You can also select the device and then press Alt + Enter on your keyboard.
Step 5. Uninstall and delete the drivers completely
Now, Windows opens a window with the properties of the hardware device that you've selected. To completely remove its driver, go to the Driver tab and click or tap on the Uninstall Device button*.*
In the Uninstall Device dialog window, make sure that you check the box that says: "Delete the driver software for this device." Then, click or tap Uninstall. If you don't check the box we mentioned, Windows does not completely delete the driver for that device. Instead, it keeps the driver files on your PC and uses them the next time it detects your device.
The faulty driver is now deleted, and the device is gone from the Device Manager. You should be able to resume using your computer without the problems that you had.
I removed the faulty drivers, but Windows reinstalls them. How to turn off automatic device driver installation
If the faulty driver was delivered through Windows Update, the chances are that Windows will install it again automatically. To stop it from doing that, here's what you should do:
In Windows 10, you could try to hide the bad driver update and block it from ever installing, using the steps from this tutorial: Use the Show or Hide Updates tool to block unwanted Windows 10 updates, including drivers.
However, that only works in some situations, and it's not an option for those of you who are still using Windows 7. If you need a more radical way of stopping Windows 10 or Windows 7 from automatically installing drivers on your PC, follow the next steps:
Use the Search from Windows 10's taskbar, or the search field from the Start Menu in Windows 7, to look for "advanced system settings." In the list of results, click or tap on "View advanced system settings."
This opens the System Properties window. In it, select the Hardware tab and click or tap on the "Device Installation Settings" button.
The previous action opens a window called "Device installation settings." On it, Windows asks you if "[...] you want to automatically download manufacturers' apps and custom icons available for your devices." Select "No (your device might not work as expected)" and push the Save Changes button.
IMPORTANT: Enabling this setting means that none of your devices, connected right now or which you will connect at a later time, will get driver updates from Microsoft via Windows Update.
My PC crashes with a Blue Screen of Death. How can I uninstall drivers in such a situation?
Bad drivers may cause Windows to crash with a Blue Screen of Death, which means you can no longer log in and use your computer. If that's the case for you, before taking the steps we've shown you in this tutorial, first boot into safe mode. Here's how:
Once you've managed to get into Safe Mode, follow the steps in this guide from beginning till the end.
Which driver for which component caused you problems?
We had problems with faulty drivers for video cards and wireless network cards, which caused crashes and instability. Both AMD and NVIDIA drivers were especially bad at times. What about you? What driver of which component caused you troubles? Comment below and let's talk.
