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Copy Drivers From One Computer To Another

If you are having issues finding a driver for a device, and already have it working on another computer you can copy the driver from the working computer.  Windows stores a copy of each installed driver in the C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository folder.

Find the subfolder with the description of the device driver you are looking for and copy to a flash drive.  You can then use Device Manager to install the driver for your device.

If there are several folders that have similar name, and you aren’t sure which driver you need, copy them all.  Windows will not let you install a driver that isn’t for your device.