Backup Current Drivers

Before reinstalling the operating system, you should first backup your drivers.

1. Click the 'Backup Drivers' icon.The program will search for all installed drivers in the system.
2. You will see a list of installed drivers in the right window pane. To view details of a device driver, click the device in the list. The details will be displayed in the window.
   Current used Drivers
   These are drivers that are currently working on your computer. These will need to be backed up.
   Windows Original Drivers
   These drivers are included in the Windows installation CD and will be installed automatically during the Windows installation procedure. They normally do not need to be backed up.
   Disconnected Devices Drivers
   These drivers belong to devices that are not currently connected to your computer. If you want to use these devices in the future, their drivers must be installed on your PC. Therefore, you will need to back them up. This is especially important when installing drivers on a clean operating system.
3. Select the drivers that you want to back up and click 'Next'.
4. Select the Backup type. Driver Genius can backup drivers to a ZIP file, a self-extractor, or an Auto-Installer. Click the drop down menu -> Select the Backup type. You will see 4 options, choose the one you want. If you want to install drivers on multiple computers with the same configuration, we strongly recommend you backup the drivers to an auto-installer. You can use the Auto-Installer to install drivers on a new system without Driver Genius. This will greatly save you time.
5. Choose a location to save your driver backup files and click 'Next' to start the backup process.

Attention! The backup files must not be saved in the same partition that you install Windows. During the Windows installation, all data in this partition will be lost.

Backup drivers in command line

Driver Genius allows you to backup your drivers in command line mode.

Usage: DriverGenius.exe [/B|?] [/T|A] [/D|Z|E|I] Backup location

First parameter - Specify the action
/? - Show help for usage
/b - Backup drivers

Second parameter - Specify which drivers you want to backup
/t - Third-Party drivers (Recommended)
/a - All drivers

Third parameter - Specify the backup type
/d - Default backup type, backs up selected drivers to the specified folder.
/z - Backs up selected drivers and sends them to a ZIP file.
/e - Backs up selected drivers and sends them to a self-extracting file.
/i - Backs up selected drivers and sends them to an Auto-Installer.

Fourth parameter - Specify the backup location

Example:
C:\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\DriverGenius.exe /B/T/I D:\DriversBackup.exe