{"id":24082,"date":"2020-09-07T10:25:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T03:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tom.ji42.com\/?p=24082"},"modified":"2020-09-07T10:26:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T03:26:16","slug":"pnputil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tom.tomwork.net\/?p=24082","title":{"rendered":"PNPUTIL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PnPUtil (PnPUtil.exe) is a command line tool that lets an administrator perform actions on <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-hardware\/drivers\/install\/driver-packages\" data-linktype=\"relative-path\">driver packages<\/a>. Some examples include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adds a driver package to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-hardware\/drivers\/install\/driver-store\" data-linktype=\"relative-path\">driver store<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Installs a driver package on the computer.<\/li>\n<li>Deletes a driver package from the driver store.<\/li>\n<li>Enumerates the driver packages that are currently in the driver store. Only driver packages that are not in-box packages are listed. An\u00a0<em>in-box<\/em>\u00a0driver package is one which is included in the default installation of Windows or its service packs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"where-can-i-download-pnputil\" class=\"heading-anchor\">Where can I download PnPUtil?<\/h2>\n<p>PnPUtil is included in every version of Windows, starting with Windows Vista (in the\u00a0<code>%windir%\\system32<\/code>\u00a0directory). There isn&#8217;t a separate PnPUtil download package.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open a\u00a0<strong>Command Prompt<\/strong>\u00a0window (<strong>Run as administrator<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li>Type\u00a0<code>pnputil \/?<\/code>\u00a0to view command options. See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-hardware\/drivers\/devtest\/pnputil-command-syntax\" data-linktype=\"relative-path\"><strong>PnPUtil Command Syntax<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"alert is-info\">\n<p class=\"alert-title\">\u00a0Note<\/p>\n<p>PnPUtil is supported on Windows Vista and later versions of Windows. PnPUtil is not available for Windows XP, however, you can use the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-hardware\/drivers\/install\/difx-guidelines\" data-linktype=\"relative-path\">Driver Install Frameworks (DIFx)<\/a>\u00a0tools to create and customize the installation of driver packages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PnPUtil (PnPUtil.exe) is a command line tool that lets an administrator perform actions on driver packages. Some examples include: Adds a driver package to the\u00a0driver store. Installs a driver package on the computer. Deletes a driver package from the driver store. Enumerates the driver packages that are currently in the driver store. 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