To find drivers for hardware that Windows refuses to recognize, open Device Manager (a search from the Start menu or Windows 8 Start screen brings it up lickity-split), right-click on the listing. Normally, tracking down the right driver can be a huge annoyance, especially when your devices are showing up with generic names like PCI Device, Video Controller, System Device, or Unknown Device. But with the help of a little utility, I was able to find all of the drivers that I needed saving me lots of time and frustration. The device does not have a device driver: When a device driver for a device is not available, Device Manager displays the device as Unknown Device and puts it in the Other devices branch. This is very common with universal serial bus (USB) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) 1394 composite devices.

We know that many of you here who have installed Windows before had the issue like above. Unknown device in device manager. Sometimes, after installing all drivers from the official website, it is still there. Today, we are going to share a nice tip about how to find out those unknown device drivers easy. Let’s get started! 😀

How to find out the unknown device driver in Windows ?

There is an easy way to find out the unknown device driver. We are going to use a software called “PCI-Z” Here is the website link: https://www.pci-z.com/ Go to the website, and download the “PCI-Z” software to your computer. The file might be zipped. Unzip it, and run “PCI-Z.EXE“, then you will see something like this:

It will display all of your hardware information of your computer. This will show you model names and numbers. If you see any items that have exclamation marks, those are the devices without proper drivers. Under “Device” you can tell what the device is. You can now search for the right driver! 😀 Now, you know what to do when you have an unknown device.

Device Manager Says Unknown Device

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