You cannot manually delete from the DriverStore without breaking Windows' ability to roll back or reinstall. Microsoft’s pnputil.exe is the only proper way to remove driver packages. The Ghost in the Machine: C:\Windows\INF This unassuming folder holds the .inf files—plain-text setup scripts that tell Windows exactly which .sys file goes with which hardware ID, which registry keys to set, and which services to start.
That’s not a bug. That’s archaeology. where are windows 10 drivers stored
You click "Update Driver," Windows chirps "The best drivers for your device are already installed," and you move on. But where did it just look? Where do these strings of binary that translate between your OS and your GPU, your SSD, your cheap USB hub, actually live? You cannot manually delete from the DriverStore without