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Where Drivers in Windows 7?

Alexander Ross • • 6 min read
Where Drivers in Windows 7?

In all versions of Windows the drivers are stored in the C:\Windows\System32 folder in the sub-folders Drivers, DriverStore and if your installation has one, DRVSTORE. These folders contain all the hardware drivers for your operating system.

Where are drivers installed on Windows 7?

The location of the driver store is – C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore. Driver files are stored in folders, which are located inside the FileRepository folder as shown in the image below.

Where are installed drivers located?

C:\WINDOWS\inf contains driver installation files stored in the *. inf format, and System32\drivers contains *. sys files that are actually device driver files, used for different devices on your computer.

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