Can I backup drivers in Windows 10?

“I'm just wondering the safest way to backup all my drivers in Windows 10. The reason I am asking this is that I am wondering if I buy an ASUS Gaming Laptop, can I backup all the drivers that help the RGB lighting, Bluetooth, control panel, etc.”

For many different reasons, such as updating systems or changing computers, users will have a need to back up different data, such as files, folders, pictures, videos, drivers, etc. So, like in this user case, many users want to know if there is a way to backup drivers in Windows 10. The answer is yes, and this article will show you in detail several simple solutions for backup and the free backup and recovery software.

3 effective ways to backup drivers in Windows 10

Here we prepared 3 different methods for Windows 10 backup driver, which include using PowerShell, Command Prompt, or professional backup software. You can pick one according to your needs.

Way 1. Use PowerShell to backup drivers

The first solution to Windows driver backup is using PowerShell. PowerShell is a command line tool provided by Microsoft, not only suitable for Windows systems, but also for Mac OS and Linux. You can follow the easy steps below to backup drivers in Windows:

1. Create a new folder on your local disk drive. For example, create a folder on your D drive first.

2. Go to the Start menu and search for PowerShell. Then right-click on the Windows PowerShell in the list, and choose the Run as administrator option to launch the program in Windows 10.

3. Then, type the command line and press Enter:

Export-WindowsDriver -Online -Destination "D:\name of your folder"

4. After the operation is finished, you can go to the folder to see if there are your drivers in it.

Way 2. Use Command Prompt to backup drivers

To use Command line to backup Windows 10 drivers, you can consider using another command line tool - Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM). It is built in Windows 8 and later versions of the Windows system. You can use it to scan and repair Windows image as well. Here is the guideline for backup drivers in Windows 10 with it:

1. Likewise, create a new folder in your local disk drive.

2. Press the Windows and R keys at the same time to open the Run window. Type cmd and press Ctrl, Shift and Enter keys to run Command Prompt as administrator in Windows 10.

3. Next, type the command line and press Enter.

dism /online /export-driver /destination:”D:\name of your folder”

4. After the operation is completed, you can go to the folder to view your drivers.

Way 3. Use free backup software to backup drivers

Although using the command line to backup your drivers is not very complicated, it always requires you to do it manually. Want a Windows 10 driver backup tool that will automatically back up your drivers for you? We have the professional and free cloud backup software - CBackup for you.

CBackup can work on any PC based on Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7/XP and provides a great PC to cloud backup feature, allowing you to backup many kinds of data to Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, and CBackup Cloud. There is no limitation on backup speed and size so you can get unlimited cloud backup if your cloud drive has enough space.

Here are the detailed steps to backup drivers in Windows 10 automatically via CBackup:

1. Download and install the CBackup desktop client on your Dell PC. Create a new CBackup account, and open the client to log into it.

2. Click the Storage section first, then add a cloud drive account. Take a Google Drive account as an example. Follow the instructions to grant CBackup to access your Google Drive account.

3. Select Backup > Backup PC to Public Cloud to create a backup task for your drivers in Windows 10.

4. You can modify the Task Name of the backup. Choose your drivers as the backup source. Then, select the Google Drive account you added as the backup destination. Finally, click the Start Backup button to back up your drivers to Google Drive in Windows 10.

Tip: How to restore drivers in Windows 10 easily

In addition to backup drivers in Windows 10, users sometimes want to know how to restore their drivers because their driver may be accidentally lost or broken. Here we have prepared two different methods.

Tip 1. Restore drivers manually in Device Manager

In Windows 10, you can go to Device Manager to restore your drivers manually. Here are the simple steps to do it:

1. Press the Windows and X keys simultaneously to choose Device Manager. Click Yes if you are asking for permission.

2. Then, right-click on the device you want to restore drivers for, choose Update driver.

3. Next, click the Browse my computer for driver software option.

4. Select Browse... to choose your folder. Check the box next to Include subfolders. After that, press Next. Then Windows will restore drivers to the version you select in Windows 10.

Tip 2. Restore drivers automatically

However, if you use the third backup method above - using CBackup to backup drivers - then restoring drivers will be a very simple task. Here is the easy instruction to restore drivers automatically:

1. Press the three-dot icon and select the Restore option.

2. Select the files you want to restore, and choose a restore destination for them. Then click Start Restore to begin.

Written in the end

That’s all about how to backup drivers in Windows 10. You can choose a command line or professional backup service like CBackup. Besides, easy ways to restore drivers in Windows 10 are also introduced in the article as well. Among the above, CBackup is the easiest method for backup and recovery.