# lostindark/DriverStoreExplorer

Driver Store Explorer

Repository: https://github.com/lostindark/DriverStoreExplorer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/driverstoreexplorer
Language: C#
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: driver-store, driver, driverstore
Last push: 2026-08-26T04:53:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 77, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3731, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 155, "gap_med": 16.5, "n_releases_24m": 17}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 11499, forks 551 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:48.373044+00:00)

## What it is
Driver Store Explorer (RAPR) is a Windows GUI application for viewing, installing, removing, exporting, and cleaning up driver packages in the Windows DriverStore. It supports native Windows API, DISM, and PnPUtil backends, offline image stores, and smart selection of old or unused drivers.

## Use cases
- clean up old and duplicate drivers from the Windows driver store
- free up disk space taken by stale driver packages
- back up or export installed drivers before reinstalling Windows
- install a driver package into the driver store
- force-delete an in-use or stuck driver
- manage drivers in an offline Windows image
- list third-party driver packages with version and size details

## When to choose
- you are an advanced user or administrator managing Windows driver packages
- you need to bulk-remove, export, or install driver packages with a GUI
- you want to clean old driver versions from a local machine or offline image

## When to avoid
- you are a novice user unfamiliar with Windows internals - improper use can break boot or devices
- you need driver management on Linux or macOS
- you only need a simple driver update utility rather than low-level driver store control

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, file-system, configuration-management
- domain: windows, developer-tools, hardware
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: driver-store, driver-management, windows-drivers, system-cleanup, rapr, driver-backup, desktop

## Member repositories
- lostindark/DriverStoreExplorer (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:48.373044+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:15:32.545336+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lostindark/DriverStoreExplorer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:48.373044+00:00, sha 8174315a0283)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.