@pm76310; Thanks for the info re "intel drivers" - helped me lots on my "upgrading" of some older workstations/laptops from win7& 10 to win11. your "bypass" scripts = excellent. So now I now - am stuck with this crazy situation of system32 folder = approx 1.2 to 3.5GB sizes..... I tried various "methods' some scripts/tools from various online , nothing seems to work..... even running the std Windows DiskCleaner = really don't really rid of much. <as you know space = premium> is there a way to DELETE some of OLD/Outdated Drivers ? Thanks for your help in advance