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mikezter/remove-unused-drivers.ps1

Created July 29, 2018 15:55
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remove-unused-drivers.ps1
pnputil /enum-drivers > ./driveroutput.txt
Get-Content .\driveroutput.txt | Select-String -Pattern "Published Name" | %{$_.Line.Split(" ")} | Select-String -Pattern ".inf" | Where { $_ } | Set-Content .\oems.txt
foreach($line in Get-Content .\oems.txt) {
pnputil.exe /delete-driver $line
}
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Removes currently unused drivers from Windows DriverStore FileRepository.
Will probably also remove drivers of currently disconnected devices, like webcams etc

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