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How to Roll Back a Driver
The Roll Back Driver feature is used to uninstall the current driver for a hardware device and then automatically install the previously installed driver. The most common reason to use the driver roll back feature is to "reverse" a driver update that didn't go well.
Think of rolling back a driver as a quick and easy way to uninstall the latest driver, and then reinstall the previous one. The process is the same no matter what driver you need to roll back.
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Open Device Manager. Doing so via Control Panel (which that link explains in detail if you need it) is probably easiest.
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In Device Manager, locate the device you want to roll back the driver for.
- After finding the hardware, tap-and-hold or right-click on the device's name or icon and choose Properties. The device's Properties window will open.
- From the Driver tab, select Roll Back Driver.
- Select the Yes button to the "Are you sure you would like to roll back to the previously installed driver software?" question. You might also be asked to select a reason for rolling back the driver.
- The previously installed driver will now be restored. You should see the Roll Back Driver button as disabled after the rollback is complete. Close the device properties screen.
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Select Yes on the System Settings Change dialog box that says "Your hardware settings have changed. You must restart your computer for these changes to take effect. Do you want to restart your computer now?"If this message is hidden, closing the Control Panel window might help. You won't be able to close Device Manager
