There’s more than one way you can roll back a Windows 11 update. Below are four methods for reverting driver updates on Windows 11 PCs.

What is a device driver?

A driver is software that facilitates communication between Windows 11 (or other OS) and its associated hardware device. They’re kind of like language translators between hardware and computer platforms. Companies frequently release new driver versions for their hardware. More essential system drivers will often be updated automatically with Windows updates.

How can I roll back driver updates in Windows 11?

1. Select the Roll Back Driver option

  1. Right-click the button for opening the Start menu and select Device Manager.

  2. Double-click whatever hardware category includes the device for which you want to roll back a driver.

  3. Right-click a device for which to roll back the driver and select Properties.

  4. Select the window’s Driver tab.

  5. Then click the Roll Back Driver button.

  6. Select a reason for rolling back the driver.

  7. Press Yes to restore the previous driver.

  8. Click Start and Power on the menu. Then select the Restart option.

You can easily roll back recent drivers on your Windows 11 PC via Device Manager. This built-in tool on your computer allows you to manually choose which drivers you want to roll back from your list of available devices. SPONSORED

2. Reinstall old driver packs

When you’ve uninstalled a device driver, you can manually reinstall an older one to roll back to. Many device manufacturer websites will include old drivers as well as the latest ones. For example, you can download old drivers for NVIDIA GPUs from the Advanced Driver Search page. Select your GPU model, All on the Recommended menu, and click Search to view a list of downloadable drivers. When you’ve downloaded the previous driver version, open the folder that contains the driver package in Explorer. Double-click its setup package to install the driver. You can also uninstall some drivers via Programs and Features or with third-party uninstallers.

3. Roll back driver updates with System Restore

4. Back up and restore drivers

4.1 Back up all drivers

4.2 Restore old drivers from the backup folder

Some third-party driver updater tools also incorporate backup features for drivers. For example, DriverFix enables you to back up drivers with compressed ZIP archives.

Is there a way I can disable automatic driver updates?

You can disable automatic driver updates via the Control Panel. Press your keyboard’s Windows key + S. Type change device in the text box and select Change device installation settings. A Device installation window will then open. Select the No option on that window. Press the Save Changes button to apply. Many readers asked us: Why can’t I roll back my driver? Well, the Roll Back Driver option won’t be available when your PC hasn’t, or no longer, retained a previous driver version for a device. However, you can still manually reinstall a previous driver version, as outlined for method two. You can roll back to previous drivers in Windows 11 with any of the above methods. The first method is the fastest, but that option isn’t always available. Try the second, third, or fourth methods when you can’t select to roll back a driver. You’ll need to have enabled System Restore and backed up all drivers for the third and fourth methods to be valid.

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