Drivers for hardware are often stored in the Windows System32 folder. But, if you need to know what driver files are used for a particular hardware device, follow the steps below.

Locating driver files

  • Open the Device Manager.
  • Expand the hardware section for the device you need to find the driver files.
  • Right-click the hardware device name and select Properties from the pop-up menu.
  • In the device properties window, click the Driver tab.
  • On the Driver tab, click the Driver Details button.

In the Driver File Details window above, there’s a list of driver related files for the computer video card, and the full path to those files.

With the driver file details, you can know if a hardware device uses a .dll file or another file as its driver instructions. The driver file details can also help determine if an error you may be experiencing with a file is related to that hardware device.

  • How to move drivers from one computer to another computer.
  • See the driver definition for further information and related links.
  • Computer drivers and driver help and support.