Note: DO NOT rely on third-party driver-update tools. <\/strong>They often simply default to the driver with the highest build number, which is NOT<\/strong> a reliable way to determine backwards-compatibility with older systems. Most PC manufacturer’s support sites offer tools or information that can help you identify exactly what drivers you might need, if any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you\u2019ve saved local copies of the most-current drivers for your PC, use Win7\u2019s Device Manager to uninstall the malfunctioning mouse\/keyboard\/whatever drivers. (Need help? See the Microsoft support article, \u201cUsing Device Manager to Uninstall Devices and Driver Packages<\/a>.”) Then, install the freshly-downloaded drivers (usually, you just run an installation app provided as part of the driver download). Reboot, and you should be good to go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Option 2)<\/strong> Uninstall the old drivers, as above; but then delete the Next, whether or not you can uninstall them via Control Panel, check the driver locations in Device Manager: Select and right-click the device of interest; select Properties<\/strong>; then select the Driver<\/strong> tab; then click the Driver Details<\/strong> button. You\u2019ll see the names and locations of the associated files, if any \u2014 delete those, reboot, and the old drivers should be gone completely. (See Fig. 1, below.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Windows should then use its default drivers, which should work the same way they do in Safe Mode. But if not, try Option #1 again, now that the old drivers are completely gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Permalink: https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=3467<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n COMMENT \/ QUESTION<\/strong> on THIS ITEM?<\/strong> See the<\/em> Comment box<\/strong> at bottom of this page!<\/em> Sounds like driver trouble. Something in your regular Win7 drivers isn\u2019t working with the new update; but when your PC falls back to generic drivers (as in Safe Mode), things apparently work OK again. Option 1) Go to your laptop maker\u2019s support site; download (but don\u2019t yet install) the correct Win7 drivers for your exact…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7,30,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a-reader-asks","category-hardware","category-windows"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paaiox-TV","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":544,"url":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/01\/a-reader-asks-why-is-the-no-reformat-reinstall-failing\/","url_meta":{"origin":3467,"position":0},"title":"A reader asks: Why is his no-reformat reinstall failing?","author":"Fred Langa","date":"2018-10-01","format":false,"excerpt":"Reader Bill Hagemeyer asks, via the Contact link: Q: I have tried to do your Win7 no-reformat reinstall several times, but the system just doesn't ever finish. 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