If you are on the lookout for an application that helps you back up, restore, update, and manage drivers for your Windows PC, Driver Magician will help you do exactly that. The Windows utility application is mainly for users who frequently reinstall Windows or work with operating systems enough to go through the pain of managing drivers every single time. If you want to avoid driver-related issues, you can install Driver Magician and let it back up and restore your drivers.
Upon running the software, it scans the entire system and identifies all the installed hardware drivers. You can then choose which ones to back up to a folder, compressed archive file, or executable package that you can execute on another PC or after reinstalling Windows. This is incredibly useful if you want to save time hunting for drivers online after a fresh system install.
Driver backup and restoration tools
Driver Magician’s core functionality is the driver backup and restore system. You can choose to back up selective drivers or all of them. You can save them as folders, ZIP archives, or self-extracting EXE files. The best part is that you can restore the drivers as easily as you backed them up.
You might be thinking that, upon the need to reinstall the drivers, you will need Driver Magician again. However, by creating self-restoring executable backups, you can simply reinstall them later without any need to install the app itself. This makes the restoration process very easy.
The backup feature is powerful enough to handle system-related items as well. In addition to drivers, you can back up your registry, My Documents, and Desktop, and restore them later.Driver updates and hardware detection
Let’s be honest, managing drivers on Windows can be a tedious process. It is important to have a reliable utility tool that will keep the drivers updated and maintained.
This application will detect any unknown hardware devices using its built-in hardware identification tools and then help you find the correct drivers. This is particularly useful after fresh Windows installations, where some devices may initially appear without proper drivers installed.
While the update system is effortless to use, it is still important to know what is going on. Drivers like AMD graphics cards can often cause issues, so users should proceed with caution and create backups before updating.Pricing and versions
Driver Magician comes with a free trial version, but full functionality will require you to purchase a license. There is also a freeware version called Driver Magician Lite, but it only supports backing up drivers and lacks the built-in restoration and update features. The price itself may vary based on region and any ongoing discounts or offers.Dated UI, but a useful utility
Driver Magician uses a classic Windows-style interface that looks quite dated now, but the good thing about this type of utility application is that it does not need a modern UI to do what it does. The functionality is right there, and it works almost perfectly.
