How to Identify if a Driver is Causing Issues in Windows 10 with Verifier

 
In countless problems you encounter on Windows 10 machine you are recommended to update a driver. You do the same thing even you are in dark and not aware of whether the driver is causing the crisis. In these circumstances identifying the specific culprit driver software can ease your fixing process to a certain extent. So in this post, we are writing on how to Identify if a Driver is Causing Issues in Windows 10.

A Utility Driver Verifier helps to Identify if a Driver is Causing Issues in Windows 10. Driver Verifier keeps a watch on Windows kernel-mode drivers as well as graphics drivers to detect unreasonable function calls or actions that cause crashing of your Windows  10 system.

This tool runs through command prompt and brings the data concerned to bad drivers. Let’s see how to Identify if a Driver is Causing Issues in Windows 10 machine with the assistance of the Driver Verifier.

How to Identify if a Driver is Causing Issues in Windows 10

Precaution: Take a Backup of your data and files and create a restore point before derivation of the process.

  • Start with Tapping / hitting the Windows button after then write verifier in the search area. Click Verifier at the top underneath which Run command is written.
verifier in search field and result at the top to Identify if a Driver is Causing Issues in Windows 10
  • An elevated Command prompt interface emerges consolidated with UAC confirmation pop up. Go along with Yes.
uac prompt for verifier to run
  • You catch sight of the Interface of the utility  Driver Verifier Manager comes out on the desktop screen.
  • Check the radio box Create custom settings for code developers followed by hitting Next.
create custom settings for code developers radio box
  • A list comprising various individual settings opens up. Uncheck the box beside choice Randomized low resource simulation and DDI Compliance shown in the list and press Next.
Randomized low resource simulation and ddi compliance checking in verifier
  • Again click on the radio box beside the option which says Select driver name from a list. Hit the button Next.
select driver names from a list radio box
  • The action scans for a while and presents a huge list of the drivers. Check all the boxes beside which Microsoft Corporation is not written. Mean choose all the drivers provided by other than Microsoft pursued by hitting Finish button.
a huge list of all the drivers on windows 10 in verifier manager
  • A pop up emerges which says You must restart this computer for the changes to take effect. Move off with OK.
Identify if a Driver is Causing Issues in Windows 10
  • Your System reboots and opens up with a blue screen. Click Continue for a normal Startup. Sometimes Troubleshoot interface comes up. Here you again need to move off with Continue. If the Troubleshoot comes time and again go with Reset and select Refresh your PC where your files remain safe.
  • After desktop screen comes to view, copy the below command and paste to Command prompt furthermore hit Enter.

verifier /querysettings

  • You see the Driver checking is processed and the tool is working in the background. It will continuously check all the drivers you have selected for 36 hours. You can Identify if a Driver is Causing Issues in Windows 10 using the above written command. In between your system might crash. here you need to Continue time and again.
  • If your system crashes too quickly then boot in safe mode and copy underneath command to stop verifier –

Verifier /reset

  • If you encounter another issue you can restore your system which was recently created.

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About Sunita
Love to play with Windows 11 and 10. Suggestion - Going for Registry change or system files edit then remember to take a backup or create a restore point before Starting.

  1. Barbiana Washington

    says:

    I deleted all the network adapter drivers from devmgr & then updated the sata – restarted and ? my net is back ? thank you!