Name

DriverQuery — \windows\system32\driverquery.exe

Synopsis

Display a list of the installed device drivers and their properties. (DriverQuery is included with Windows XP Professional only.)

To Open

Command Prompt → driverquery

Usage

driverquery [/fo] [/nh] [/si] [/v] [/s [/u [/p]]]

Description

Although Device Manager (see “Microsoft Management Console”) displays a hierarchal view of all of the devices attached to the system, only Driver Query provides a comprehensive list for every installed driver, either on a local machine or on any remote computer on the network.

Run DriverQuery without any options to print out the basic list, or use one of the following options:

/fo format

Specify the format of the display: type /fo table (the default) for a formatted table, /fo list for a plaint text list, or /focsv for a comma-separated report, suitable for importing into a spreadsheet or database.

/nh

If using the /fo table or /fo csv format (above), the /nh option turns off the column headers.

/v

Display additional details about driver other than signed drivers.

/si

Display additional details about signed drivers.

/s system

Connect to a remote system, where system is the name of the computer.

/u user

Specify a user account (include an optional domain before the username) under which the command should execute.

/p password

Specify the password for the user account specified with the /u parameter; prompts for the password if omitted.

Notes

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