Driver Store Explorer (RAPR)

PerpetualCycle · Apr 5, 2022

They have the code done for the export, don't know when they will cut a new version - may be working on other things.

PerpetualCycle · Apr 5, 2022

v0.11.79 is available now. You can download it through the RAPR about tab

cereberus · Apr 5, 2022

Almighty1 said:
Ofcourse not but the file's location will not show the actual driver name and version number for the folder name.

Well it shows version and the text says which driver it is if used by OS. The .inf file is just like a zip file container with all files in it.

PerpetualCycle · Apr 5, 2022

cereberus said:
Well it shows version and the text says which driver it is if used by OS. The .inf file is just like a zip file container with all files in it.

It would be that first link that says "You can find the latest version and release notes here" :)
Though I git a link saying a new version is available.

cereberus · Apr 5, 2022

geneo said:
It would be that first link that says "You can find the latest version and release notes here" :)
Though I git a link saying a new version is available.

View attachment 26244

Crossed wires, I was responding to another poster.

PerpetualCycle · Apr 5, 2022

cereberus said:
Crossed wires, I was responding to another poster.

Oh, crossed all right. @Almighty1 comment that the export all drivers is conveniently organized is spot on for sure:

PerpetualCycle · Apr 5, 2022

cereberus said:
Well it shows version and the text says which driver it is if used by OS. The .inf file is just like a zip file container with all files in it.

Also, that is not correct. The INF is not all that. It is not like a zip file. It is a plain text file. A driver can consist of the following:

1. An inf file with instructions about where to place files and what registry settings to add for the driver
2. A .cat security catalog
3. A .sys driver file
4. Any .dll dynamic load libraries and other files that are needed,

And I am probably missing something. If you save all this manually, you would need to copy them all into into a folder and name the folder appropriately. That is what export all drivers does for you.

If you need to restore a driver, you go to the folder that RAPR crated for it. find the appropriate inf, right click on it and select install. Or you can do it with add driver in driver store explorer.

Almighty1 · Apr 6, 2022

cereberus said:
Well it shows version and the text says which driver it is if used by OS. The .inf file is just like a zip file container with all files in it.

What I meant was while it can show it, I prefer it to automatically export it as a archive or another folder as when typing by hand, it's easy to make a mistake in the version number or name so it's not exact. Another reason is many times, I post the driver to share with others on various forums so just trying to find a way to do it since when you open folder, normally it's inside the folder and not in the folder above it and even if it was the folder above it, you would still have to remember the correct folder to copy and not copy the wrong one since the folders are not named the same as the friendly name in device manager. So in my case, sometimes I just need one driver and not all drivers.

PerpetualCycle · Jan 4, 2023

New version, 0.11.92

Releases · lostindark/DriverStoreExplorer

Driver Store Explorer [RAPR]. Contribute to lostindark/DriverStoreExplorer development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

johnlgalt · Jan 17, 2025

We've had quite a few mentions of this particular piece of software but never a thread tracking releases. Consider this oversight finally solved.

Driver Store Explorer [RAPR]
Overview
Driver Store Explorer [RAPR] makes it easier to deal with Windows driver store. Supported operations include list/add/install/delete third-party driver packages.

Features:

Support online (local machine) and offline driver store.

Enumerate / list all third-party driver packages in the driver store. Showing device associated with drivers. Export the driver package list as CSV.

Add a driver package to the driver store.

Delete one or multiple driver packages from the store.

Detect old and not used driver packages (best effort).

Full-fledged GUI Supports grouping / sorting on any column. Supports re-arranging of / selecting specific columns.

Requirements:
This tool requires:

.NET Framework 4.6.2 or newer

Windows 7 or newer

To build the code yourself, open Rapr.sln in Visual Studio 2019. Visual Studio 2017 may also work but it is not guaranteed.

Releases:
Download the latest version here: Release DriverStore Explorer v0.11.114 · lostindark/DriverStoreExplorer.

History:
The project was originally hosted on https://driverstoreexplorer.codeplex.com/.

Credits:

ObjectListView

Managed DismApi Wrapper

FlexibleMessageBox

GitHub - lostindark/DriverStoreExplorer: Driver Store Explorer [RAPR]

Driver Store Explorer [RAPR]. Contribute to lostindark/DriverStoreExplorer development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Changelog:

DriverStore Explorer v0.11.114

Fixed a bug that prevent context menu delete / DEL key from working.

Korean translation update.

Almighty1 · Feb 28, 2025

Turns out there is a thread but just wasn't updated. Driver Store Explorer (RAPR)

DriverStore Explorer v0.12.4 Pre-release

Add option to use native Driver Store API.
Support export selected drivers.

What's Changed

Italian language update by @bovirus in #265

Almighty1 · Mar 1, 2025

DriverStore Explorer v0.12.12 Pre-release

What's Changed

Italian language update by @bovirus in #269
Update Language.pt-BR.resx by @igorruckert in #271
Update Language.ko-KR.resx by @VenusGirl in #273
Update Polish translation by @Matthaiks in #270
Update de-DE by @timse201 in #274
Create Language.hu-HU.resx by @JohnFowler58 in #276
Italian language update by @bovirus in #275

Almighty1 · Mar 1, 2025

DriverStore Explorer v0.12.17 Pre-release

Bug fixes.

What's Changed

Update Language.es-ES.resx by @MELERIX in #277
Italian language update by @bovirus in #278

Almighty1 · Mar 1, 2025

DriverStore Explorer v0.12.30 Pre-release

New Features

Invert Selection
Language Dlls are now packed in main exe file (single exe)
User settings are now saved in Rapr.exe.config in the same folder as the app

What's Changed

Update Language.ko-KR.resx by @VenusGirl in #280
Update Russian translation [fixed] by @solokot in #285
Update Language.ja-JP.resx by @Rukoto in #286
Add "Invert Selection" to de_DE by @timse201 in #288
Update Polish translation by @Matthaiks in #289

Almighty1 · Mar 1, 2025

DriverStore Explorer v0.12.40 Latest

New Features added in v0.12

Add option to use native Driver Store API (beta).
Support export selected drivers.
Add support for device id and show device properties.
Support Invert Selection.
Language Dlls are now packed in main exe file (single exe)
User settings are now saved in Rapr.exe.config in the same folder as the app
App is now signed. Thanks SignPath.io for providing the free code signing cert.

What's Changed in v0.12

Italian language update by @bovirus in #265
Italian language update by @bovirus in #269
Update Language.pt-BR.resx by @igorruckert in #271
Update Language.ko-KR.resx by @VenusGirl in #273
Update Polish translation by @Matthaiks in #270
Update de-DE by @timse201 in #274
Create Language.hu-HU.resx by @JohnFowler58 in #276
Italian language update by @bovirus in #275
Update Language.es-ES.resx by @MELERIX in #277
Italian language update by @bovirus in #278
Update Language.ko-KR.resx by @VenusGirl in #280
Update Russian translation [fixed] by @solokot in #285
Update Language.ja-JP.resx by @Rukoto in #286
Add "Invert Selection" to de_DE by @timse201 in #288
Update Polish translation by @Matthaiks in #289
Update Language.pt-BR.resx by @igorruckert in #290
Update Language.sk-SK.resx by @luki1412 in #291
Update Polish translation by @Matthaiks in #292
Italian language update by @bovirus in #293

Almighty1 · Mar 1, 2025

DriverStore Explorer v0.12.40 is out

PerpetualCycle · Mar 1, 2025

First post updated

Winuser · Mar 3, 2025

They were very busy on Saturday.

Almighty1 · Mar 3, 2025

Seems like they were very busy recently, waited for years and all of the sudden, many new versions came out. Waited for 2 years and all of a sudden, 7 versions came out in the last 2 months alone.

PerpetualCycle · Mar 3, 2025

John, you stole my thread?