There are several reasons why you might want to learn the version number of a driver in Windows 7, the biggest of which is to avoid wasting your time on an unnecessary update.
- Open Device Manager from the Windows 7 Control Panel.
- Note: There are also a few other ways to access Device Manager in Windows 7 but opening it via Control Panel is probably easiest.
- In Device Manager, locate the device that you want to find the driver version number of.
Note: Work through the hardware categories by clicking the > icon. You'll find the specific hardware device you're looking for under one of these major hardware categories. - After finding the hardware device you're looking for, right click on the device's name or icon and click on Properties.
- In the Properties window for the device, click the Driver tab.
- On the Driver tab, look for Driver Version among the other statistics about the driver. It will be located above the several buttons.
Next to Driver Version you'll see the version number of the currently installed driver for this device. This is what you're after.
Important: Be sure to take note of the Driver Provider as well. It's possible that the currently installed driver is a default driver from Microsoft, in which case comparing version numbers will be pointless. Go ahead and install the updated manufacturer's driver but only if the new driver was released after the Driver Date listed here.
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