Find a driver by Hardware ID
The Hardware ID is the most precise way to identify a device - even an "Unknown Device" with no name. Paste it below to see every driver that supports it.
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How to find your Hardware ID
- Press
Win + Xand choose Device Manager. - Find your device. Problem devices show a yellow warning icon - including Unknown Device.
- Right-click it → Properties → Details tab.
- In the Property dropdown, choose Hardware Ids.
- Right-click the first value → Copy, then paste it into the search above. It looks like
PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_85051043orUSB\VID_046D&PID_C52B.
What the parts mean: VEN/VID identifies the chip vendor, DEV/PID the device model, SUBSYS the exact board or laptop implementation. Our search understands full IDs and partial ones (vendor + device).