Windows 7 Backup Driver Utility Double Driver

Double Driver has a simple interface, and the program itself is very easy to use. Its noteable feature is that it can backup drivers from even an offline system. This is very useful in cases, where a system is unable to boot, for some reason. This feature, apart from others, gives it an edge over the other software. The only other software to have this feature in the category is DriverBackup!.

For backup, by default, non-Windows drivers are selected in the list. Options are available to invert this selection, to select all, or select none. Users may also select individual drivers of their choice, if they want. Drivers can be backed-up to structured folders(default option), as a compressed folder, or to a single self extract file. For the last option though, Double Driver crashed, when I tried to use it. Its a bug.

One other good thing about Double Driver is that it was able to back up drivers for devices which were not connected to the system at that time. My webcam was not connected, but even then, it backed up the driver files for that.



Restoration is also easy. Select the driver backup location, the folder where they were backed up previously, and it shows the list of drivers which can be restored. Again, options are available to choose which drivers to restore. The restoration process is quite fast too, and I will say its reliable.

Double Driver has the option to save the list of drivers in a text file. Option to print the list is also there. This feature is quite useful, to see which drivers have been installed on the system. The list is quite informational, providing name, version number, date, hardware ID etc.

Overall, Double Driver is simple, and very reliable, with some good features, making it the top choice in the category.
One of the tiny issues with windows 7 is the compatibility of hardware’s. In some cases you need to spend a really good amount of time googling for the compatible driver. So, after getting them its always a good idea to backup those important drivers as you wont need tosearch again for these in case a windows reinstall is needed.

Windows 7 doesn’t provide a specific option to backup the drivers alone. Double Driver lets you easily do it.

With Double Driver you could backup, view and restore the installed drivers in windows 7 quickly. The program usage is very easy.

After downloading Double Driver installation package, extract the contents and run the dd.exe file.
Features of Double Driver
List, save, and print drivers details
Backup drivers from current Windows
Backup drivers from non-live/non-booting Windows
Backup drivers to structured folders, compressed (zipped) folder, and self-extracting capability
Restore drivers from previous backup
Available in GUI and CLI application
Portable (no installation required)

The utility is small in size (2.03MB) and is easy to use.