In the device manager menu, click View and enable Show hidden devices. This can also be done by right clicking Computer and choosing Manage, the device manager will be in the left column. This will set an environmental variable which can also be seen in Control Panel > System and Security > System > Advanced system settings > Environment Variables. Open a command prompt by searching for cmd and enter: Therefore, there is an option to uninstall or update your USB device drivers manually. This is not optimal for two reasons - first: in no time, you will have a massive amount of drivers for different USB devices installed second: drivers may be out of date the time you use your device again, even if you use it frequently. That is perfectly alright, but what if you won't use the device ever again? The drivers will remain on your hard disk in case you still need it. You will have notices that for every different device, Windows comes up with a message telling you that it automatically installs all drivers needed to use it. In the time you used your current Windows 7 system you undoubtly have plugged in a lot of different USB devices into your computer, most of them never to be used on it again.
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