Drivers and Device Manager
Read Device Manager problem codes, choose the right driver source, and roll back safely.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Length
- About 35 minutes
- Contents
- 3 lessons · 1 video · final exam
- Status
- Published · updated 1 Oct 2026
Skills you'll practise
- Interpret common Device Manager problem codes.
- Choose between Windows Update, the device manufacturer and the component vendor as a driver source.
- Roll back, update or reinstall a driver safely and verify the device works.
Course outline
- 1.Drivers and Device ManagerVideo · 5 min
- 2.Device Manager and problem codesLesson · 8 min
- 3.Roll back, update or reinstallLesson · 8 min
- 4.The Driver Store and pnputilLesson · 9 min
- 5.Drivers and Device Manager: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 18 questions
- 6.Drivers and Device Manager: practical exerciseKnowledge check · 1 question
- 7.No sound in meetings when dockedScenario
- 8.Final exam6 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out
Sources it draws on
The lessons and questions are written from these references, so learners can go back to the original.
- Microsoft Support: Error codes in Device Manager in Windows
- Microsoft Support: Update drivers manually in Windows
- Microsoft Learn: Driver signing
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