Situatie
Sometimes you want to test if a specific driver is causing issues (BSODs, hardware malfunctions, etc.), but you don’t want to uninstall it completely.
Solution: Temporarily disable the driver.
Solutie
Pasi de urmat
Press Win + X → choose Device Manager
Expand the category of the device (e.g., Display adapters, Network adapters, etc.)
Right-click the driver → choose Disable device
- Confirm the action if prompted.
- The device will stop working until you Enable it again.
Useful for:
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Diagnosing driver conflicts
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Temporarily disabling unused hardware (e.g., onboard GPU)
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Testing system behavior without certain drivers.