GhostBuster Alternatives

GhostBuster is described as 'This application enumerates all devices, detects ghosted devices and removes these if they match selectable devices types and/or devices classes with a single mouse-click' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are six alternatives to GhostBuster for Windows. The best GhostBuster alternative is Display Driver Uninstaller, which is free. Other great apps like GhostBuster are Windows Device Manager, DevManView, Device Remover and DriverCleaner.

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    Perform clean installation of video drivers by removing old ones first, then blocking Windows from automatically installing a default driver.

    2 Display Driver Uninstaller alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Display Driver Uninstaller is the most popular Windows alternative to GhostBuster.

    • Display Driver Uninstaller is the most popular free alternative to GhostBuster.

    • Display Driver Uninstaller is Free and ProprietaryGhostBuster is Free and Open Source
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    The Device Manager is a Control Panel applet in Microsoft Windows operating systems. It allows users to view and control the hardware attached to the computer. When a piece of hardware is not working, the offending hardware is highlighted for the user to deal with.

    6 Windows Device Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. DevManView icon
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    Alternative to the standard Device Manager of Windows, which displays all devices and their properties in a flat table.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Standing next to Device Remover, the built-in Windows device manager looks like a 90 pound weakling next to the Hulk—it's just that powerful.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Use Driver Cleaner every time you upgrade/change hardware or simply wish to install the latest or different driver. This will ensure your hardware runs at it’s optimal performance.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • DriverCleaner is the most popular commercial alternative to GhostBuster.

    • DriverCleaner is Paid and ProprietaryGhostBuster is Free and Open Source
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    PCItree is a graphical Windows tool to look at all the hardware devices of the PCIbus. The devices are displayed in a tree like view. Information about the devices and its vendors is obtained from a seperate database.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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