The feature comes in handy to restore the last known working version of the driver. Usually, when you manually install a driver update or an update installs automatically for specific hardware (graphics card, network adapter, camera, etc.) and ends up breaking the hardware or a particular feature. This guide will teach you how to restore a previously working device driver on Windows 11.
Restore previous driver version on Windows 11
To roll back a driver to a previous version on Windows 11, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the older version of the driver will be restored, and the newer version will be removed. If the option to roll back is grayed out, it might be possible to download an older version of the controller from the manufacturer’s support website. If this is the case, you may need to remove the current driver and then use the manufacturer’s instructions to install the older version of the driver on Windows 11.
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