良辰芒果馅粽子:5 Windows Driver Backup Software Tools

We have consistently stressed the importance of backing up your PC data either online oroffline. Even if you are not serious enough to backup all your data, itis very important to backup your Windows drivers at-least. If a Driveris mistakenly deleted or if it gets corrupted, you can easily restore itfrom the backup.

Windows Driver backup software enable you to copy,backup and extract the computer hardware device drivers whenever youwant. Hardware drivers are important to any computer as the driversprovide detailed instructions to the OS on how the hardware should work.

Note : Before trying any Windows driver backup tool,you must use Windows Device Manager to check if all your drivers areworking as expected or not. There is no point in backing up an outdatedor non-working driver.

Below is the list of top 5 Windows driver backup utilities.

Top 5 Windows Driver Backup Software

1. Double Driver

Double Driver scans your Windows system and creates a listing ofevery since device driver that’s installed on the system. It also allowsyou to printout a driver list. Unlike other driver backup tools, Double Driver isnot bloated with lots of features. It is very simple to use and itsimply backs up and restores easily. Double Driver is a freeware andworks on Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 (32-bit or 64-bit)

Download Double Driver

2. Driver Backup! 2

With DriverBackup 2, there are 3 types of devices driver backup modesto choose from, such as backup all drivers or just the OEM or Thirdparty drivers. It is a lightweight open source utility and the best partis, it is portable! Driver Backup! 2 works fine with Windows XP andWindows Vista and is a nice addition to your USB flash drive.

Download DriverBackup 2

3. Driver Magician Lite

Driver Magician Lite is another free software that will automaticallysearch your drives for all the device drivers installed in your PC andback them up in a directory you chose. Installable is small,Installation is fast and backing up of all the drivers only takes acouple of minutes. The best part about Driver Magician is that it willmimic your computer’s folder tree and save each driver to an appropriatefolder.

Download Driver Magician Lite

4. DriverGuide Toolkit

DriverGuide Toolkit identifies and lists drivers installed on yourcomputer and, when connected to the Internet, allows you to searchdifferent sources for driver updates and manufacturer sites. Inaddition, it allows you to backup your currently installed drivers forsafe keeping. Unlike the paid versions, the free version of DriverGuideToolkit will not look for updates on the Internet and will not backupyour drivers to a user defined location, take you to the manufacturer’swebsite or permit you to google it up.

Download DriverGuide Toolkit

5. DriverMax

DriverMax is a tool that allows you to export all your currentdrivers to a folder or a compressed file. You can also download thelatest driver updates for your computer. There are additional features,but that would require you to register for a free online account. DriverMax is designed to work with Windows 7,Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 2003 Sever. Both 32-bit and64-bit of OS are supported. Off late it is getting a lot of bad repsince the developers have made it restricted freeware.

Download DriverMax

So, which is your favorite amongst these? Is there any other freeware you would like to suggest?