How to export Windows drivers using DISM

guest · Aug 11, 2021

How to export Windows drivers using DISM
August 11, 2021
https://www.ghacks.net/2021/08/11/how-to-export-windows-drivers-using-dism/

Did you know that you can use the built-in tool DISM on Windows machines to export drivers?
With DISM, it takes one command to export drivers on the current Windows system. Here is how that is done.

Open Start. / Type cmd.exe. / Select Run as administrator.

Run the command dism /online /export-driver /destination:<path>

replace <path> with the path that you want the exported drivers to be saved to, e.g. c:\users\martin\downloads\driver-export\

Note that the folder needs to exist, you get an error otherwise and no export.

The command exports all third-party drivers to the destination folder.
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Check out Microsoft's Docs website for a full list of available parameters.
Import the exported drivers
Importing can be done for individual drivers or, by using a special command, for all drivers.

You may right-click on an .inf file to install the driver. Another option that you have is to open the Windows Device Manager to use the update driver button. Using it, you get an option to pick a driver from the local system. Just pick the exported driver and wait for the process to complete.

A recursive import of all exported drivers requires the tool pnputil.exe.
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It takes a single command to export all third-party drivers on Windows systems. Using it before setting up a system anew or migrating to a new system may help users who don't have access to certain driver installations anymore. (via Born)
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