Tested, trusted & part of my daily flow.
🛸 Proton VPN – Private Connection
🔐 Proton Pass – Encrypted Passwords
*Partner links — support DevOps Compass 💜
Need answers fast? Your friendly Spider-Dev is live on Discord:
Export Drivers Using Windows PowerShell
This article is for those looking for a detailed and clear guide on how to export drivers using Windows PowerShell.
The ability to export third-party drivers using PowerShell using the Export-WindowsDriver cmdlet was first introduced with Update 1 for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. This great feature is also present on later operating systems from Microsoft.
Exported drivers can be useful for manual installation on new computers or using automated solutions. In addition, drivers can be added to the Windows installation image.
NOTEThe guide will discuss the export of drivers with their description.
We go into the system under an account with administrator rights.
On the keyboard, press the key combination “Win” and “x” and in the menu that opens, select “Windows PowerShell (Admin)”.
Click on the “Yes” button.
NOTEIn this manual, the drivers and their descriptions will be exported to the “Temp” folder on the “C” drive. The description of the exported drivers will be saved to the “drivers.txt” file.
Let’s prepare the variable using the command:
$drivers = Export-WindowsDriver -Online -Destination C:\Temp\drivers
We export the drivers using the command:
$drivers | ft ProviderName, ClassName, Date, Version -auto | Out-File C:\Temp\Drivers\drivers.txt
The drivers and their descriptions have been successfully exported to the “Temp” folder on the “C” drive.
Patreon Exclusives
🏆 Join my Patreon and dive deep into the world of Docker and DevOps with exclusive content tailored for IT enthusiasts and professionals. As your experienced guide, I offer a range of membership tiers designed to suit everyone from newbies to IT experts.
Tools I Personally Trust
If you’re building things, breaking things, and trying to keep your digital life a little saner (like every good DevOps engineer), these are two tools that I trust and use daily:
🛸 Proton VPN - My shield on the internet. It keeps your Wi-Fi secure, hides your IP, and blocks those creepy trackers. Even if I’m hacking away on free café Wi-Fi, I know I’m safe.
🔑 Proton Pass - My password vault. Proper on-device encryption, 2FA codes, logins, secrets - all mine and only mine. No compromises.
These are partner links - you won’t pay a cent more, but you’ll be supporting DevOps Compass. Thanks a ton - it helps me keep this compass pointing the right way 💜
Gear & Books I Trust
📕 Essential DevOps books
🖥️ Studio streaming & recording kit
📡 Streaming starter kit
Social Channels
🎬 YouTube
🐦 X (Twitter)
🎨 Instagram
🐘 Mastodon
🧵 Threads
🎸 Facebook
🦋 Bluesky
🎥 TikTok
💻 LinkedIn
📣 daily.dev Squad
✈️ Telegram
🐈 GitHub
Community of IT Experts
👾 Discord
Refill My Coffee Supplies
💖 PayPal
🏆 Patreon
🥤 BuyMeaCoffee
🍪 Ko-fi
💎 GitHub
⚡ Telegram Boost
🌟 Bitcoin (BTC): bc1q2fq0k2lvdythdrj4ep20metjwnjuf7wccpckxc
🔹 Ethereum (ETH): 0x76C936F9366Fad39769CA5285b0Af1d975adacB8
🪙 Binance Coin (BNB): bnb1xnn6gg63lr2dgufngfr0lkq39kz8qltjt2v2g6
💠 Litecoin (LTC): LMGrhx8Jsx73h1pWY9FE8GB46nBytjvz8g
Is this content AI-generated?
No. Every article on this blog is written by me personally, drawing on decades of hands-on IT experience and a genuine passion for technology.
I use AI tools exclusively to help polish grammar and ensure my technical guidance is as clear as possible. However, the core ideas, strategic insights, and step-by-step solutions are entirely my own, born from real-world work.
Because of this human-and-AI partnership, some detection tools might flag this content. You can be confident, though, that the expertise is authentic. My goal is to share road-tested knowledge you can trust.