How to List Installed Drivers Using PowerShell in Windows 11
Listing the device drivers installed on your system from PowerShell helps when auditing hardware support or troubleshooting a problematic device. Windows 11 can enumerate drivers along with useful details about each.
The Command
Get-CimInstance Win32_PnPSignedDriver | Select-Object DeviceName, DriverVersion, DriverDate
What It Does
This lists signed device drivers on the system, showing each device’s name, driver version, and the date of the driver. The result is a table of hardware and its associated driver details, useful for checking whether YYGACOR Resmi drivers are current or identifying which version is handling a particular device.
When You’d Use This
This is useful for auditing hardware support, troubleshooting a problematic device by checking its driver version and date, or verifying that drivers are reasonably current. Filtering by device name focuses on a specific piece of hardware, such as a network or graphics device, when you suspect its driver is behind an issue and want to know exactly which version is installed.
Useful Variations
To find drivers for a specific device, pipe to `Where-Object { $_.DeviceName -like ‘*network*’ }`, adjusting the term. The `driverquery` command in Command Prompt offers a simpler list. To see driver files and more detail, `driverquery /v` provides a verbose listing including additional attributes.
If It Doesn’t Work
If the list is overwhelming, filter by device name with `Where-Object` to focus on the hardware you care about. A driver’s date and version indicate whether an update might exist, though Windows Update or the manufacturer’s site is the reference for what is truly current. The simpler `driverquery` command offers an alternative listing if the detailed PowerShell output is more than you need.
Good to Know
The list can be long, since it includes drivers for many system components, so filtering by device name focuses on what you need. The driver date and version help determine whether an update might be available, though the manufacturer’s or Windows Update’s latest offering is the reference for what is current.
Putting It Together
The command shown may look dense at first, but it breaks down into clear parts once you have used it a few times. As part of gathering facts about your hardware and Windows setup, this command saves you from digging through settings screens. Together with the others in this area, it lets you document a system’s full configuration or answer a specific specification question in seconds from the terminal. Like anything in the terminal, the real value comes from trying it on your own system and adapting the variations above to what you actually need, so it is worth experimenting with in a safe, low-stakes situation before relying on it in a script or during troubleshooting. Keeping a note of the commands you find most useful, along with the variations that fit your workflow, turns scattered one-off tricks into a personal reference you can draw on whenever a similar task comes up again.