Remove-OldDrivers.ps1
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#Requires -RunAsAdministrator <#PSScriptInfo .VERSION 1.0.0 .GUID b2930808-0381-4d63-b721-e94de2f7db83 .AUTHOR Jimmy Briggs .COMPANYNAME jimbrig .COPYRIGHT Jimmy Briggs | 2023 .TAGS Windows Drivers Cleanup Admin .LICENSEURI https://github.com/jimbrig/PSScripts/blob/main/LICENSE .PROJECTURI https://github.com/jimbrig/PSScripts/tree/main/Remove-OldDrivers.ps1/ .ICONURI .EXTERNALMODULEDEPENDENCIES .REQUIREDSCRIPTS .EXTERNALSCRIPTDEPENDENCIES .RELEASENOTES Initial Release .PRIVATEDATA #> <# .DESCRIPTION Delete old drivers using the `Get-WindowsDriver` CmdLet. .PARAMETER Force Remove the drivers without prompting for confirmation. #> [CmdletBinding()] Param( [Parameter()] [switch]$Force, [Parameter()] [switch]$WhatIf ) $OriginalFileName = @{ Name = "OriginalFileName" Expression = { $_.OriginalFileName | Split-Path -Leaf } } $Date = @{ Name = "Date" Expression = { $_.Date.Tostring().Split("")[0] } } $AllDrivers = Get-WindowsDriver -Online -All | ` Where-Object -FilterScript { $_.Driver -like 'oem*inf' } | ` Select-Object -Property $OriginalFileName, Driver, ClassDescription, ProviderName, $Date, Version Write-Verbose "`nAll installed third-party drivers" -Verbose ($AllDrivers | Sort-Object -Property ClassDescription | Format-Table -AutoSize -Wrap | Out-String).Trim() $DriverGroups = $AllDrivers | Group-Object -Property OriginalFileName | ` Where-Object -FilterScript { $_.Count -gt 1 } Write-Verbose "`nDuplicate drivers" -Verbose ($DriverGroups | ForEach-Object -Process { $_.Group | Sort-Object -Property Date -Descending | Select-Object -Skip 1 } | Format-Table | Out-String).Trim() $DriversToRemove = $DriverGroups | ForEach-Object -Process { $_.Group | Sort-Object -Property Date -Descending | Select-Object -Skip 1 } Write-Verbose "`nDrivers to remove" -Verbose ($DriversToRemove | Sort-Object -Property ClassDescription | Format-Table | Out-String).Trim() foreach ($item in $DriversToRemove) { $Name = $($item.Driver).Trim() if ($WhatIf) { Write-Verbose "Would remove $Name" -Verbose continue } if ($Force) { Write-Verbose "Removing $Name" -Verbose pnputil.exe /delete-driver "$Name" /force } else { Read-Host -Prompt "Remove $Name? (y/n)" if ($_.Trim().ToLower() -eq 'y') { Write-Verbose "Removing $Name" -Verbose pnputil.exe /delete-driver "$Name" /force } else { Write-Verbose "Skipping $Name" -Verbose } } } |