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

  

1. While holding down the keyboard, press the “Windows” and “X” keys to open the system menu and select “Device Manager”. . See the following figure

2. Select the device to be uninstalled in the device manager and double-click it. The driver to be uninstalled will appear in the pop-up menu. Right click on the selected device and click “Uninstall”. See the following figure

3. Confirm the uninstallation device prompt, “Delete the driver software for this device”, check the box and click OK. See the following figure

4. After the uninstallation is completed, restart the computer and find that the uninstalled driver is automatically loaded by the system as the system's own drive. See the following figure

5. Right-click the device driver and select the “Properties” property in the “Property” menu. Select the “Events” tab to view the “Installed devices” installation. File name and record. See the following figure

6, find the following path under the drive letter of the system "WindowsSystem32DriverStoreFileRepository" (this illustration system is installed in the C drive), in the "FileRepository", find the driver installation file just recorded, according to the actual Need to cut it back to another location or delete it directly. See the image below

7. Find the device again and select “Uninstall”. See the picture below

8. Click on “OK” and confirm that there is no prompt “Delete the driver on this device” and restart the computer. See the following figure

9. Restart the computer and check again <;Device Manager>; The uninstallation is successful. See the picture below

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