How to Determine Device Driver Versions on Windows 11/10?

A device driver is an essential part of your computer. It helps you to communicate to your Windows OS and its graphics card, printers, Bluetooth, network adapters, hard drive, USB ports, etc.

If you do not have a proper driver on your computer or somehow it got corrupted, your computer may face problems or even stop working.

If you are facing an issue running a particular hardware component on your computer, we suggest you check the current driver version installed on your computer.

Generally, the device manufacturers release the driver updates multiple times a year to keep the performance smooth and stable. So, if you want to check whether you have an updated driver or not, visit their official website.

If your driver is more than 1-2 years old, we recommend checking with the manufacturer to see if there’s a later driver version. You need to go to the manufacturer’s page, check their version, and compare it with the one you have.

If all this seems like a lengthy procedure and you’re searching for an easier way out, risewindows is here to help. Now you have many software options available all over the internet like DriverMax, Double Driver, DriverBackup, and Snappy Driver Installer, which are free and can get the job done for you.

In this write-up, we will provide you with two methods to check the version of a device driver:-

1. Resolve the driver version using Device Manager
2. Check driver version using Windows PowerShell

How to resolve the driver version using Device Manager?

To examine the drivers’ version of a device on Windows 11/10 using device manager, perform the following steps:-

Step 1: First, go to the Start button on the taskbar and type Device Manager.

Step 2: Find Device Manager in the search results. Double click on it to open Device Manager.

Step 3: Find the device category that you want to check the driver version. Now, double-click to expand it.

Step 4: Right-click on the device name and go to the Properties option.

Step 5: Browse the Driver tab in the Device Properties dialog.

Step 6: Now it is visible, the driver version, provider, and date.

After completing all the above steps, you now know the driver version. You can visit the manufacturer’s website to see if they have any latest versions available for the same and update accordingly.

How to check the driver version using Windows PowerShell?

You can use the PowerShell command to verify the driver version for more devices at once. To see the driver version using PowerShell, follow these steps:-

Step 1: First, go to the Start button on the taskbar and type PowerShell. In the available search results, please right-click on the Windows PowerShell entry and select Run as administrator to run it with elevated privileges.

Step 2: As the Windows PowerShell opens, type the following command and press Enter. It will list the drivers installed on your computer:-

Get-WmiObject Win32_PnPSignedDriver| select DeviceName, Manufacturer, DriverVersion

Step 3: After executing the above command in the Windows PowerShell window, the driver versions of all hardware devices will be there in the third column on the right.

You know the driver version when the above steps are complete. If they have any latest versions available for the same and update accordingly, you can visit the manufacturer’s website to see.

That is all.

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