How do I uninstall a device in Device Manager in Windows 8?

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Author: User

1, the system under the same time hold down the keyboard "Windows" and "X" key to open the System menu, select "Device Manager." See figure below

2, Device Manager to select the device to uninstall the double-click, pop-up Drop-down menu will appear to uninstall the driver. Right-click "Uninstall" on the selected device. See figure below

3, confirm uninstall device prompts, "Delete this device driver software" Before tick, click OK. See figure below

4. Restart the computer after the uninstall is completed, and find that the driver has just been unloaded by the system automatically to drive the system. See figure below

5. Right-click the device driver, select Properties, select the Events tab in the Properties menu, and view the name of the installation file under installed devices and record it. See figure below

6, the system under the letter to find the following path "Windowssystem32driverstorefilerepository" (This legend system installed in C disk), in the "filerepository" to find just the recorded driver installation files, Cut the backup to a different location or delete it directly, depending on the actual requirements. See figure below

7. Find the device again and choose Uninstall. See figure below

8, click "OK", (note: This is not prompted to "remove the driver on this device"), and then restart the computer. See figure below

9, restart the computer to view the Device Manager again, uninstall successfully. See figure below

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