🧼 Driver Scrub Utility Remove outdated or incompatible drivers from your Windows system—safely, efficiently, and efficiently.

Handcrafted Windows Utility Tool By Zenexis Studios Designed by Satyam Vijayan

✨ Major Features - v0.2 Update

🎨 UI/UX Overhaul

• Scrollable Driver Table - Professional QTableWidget

  • Auto-scrolling for large driver lists
  • Clean 4-column layout (Select, Driver Name, INF File, Action)
  • Responsive design with proper sizing

• Selectable Drivers - Enhanced selection interface

  • Individual checkboxes for each driver
  • "Select All" button to check all drivers at once
  • "Deselect All" button to clear all selections
  • "Remove Selected" button for batch driver removal

• Direct Uninstall Capability - Per-driver control

  • Individual "Uninstall" button for each driver
  • Direct one-click driver removal without selection
  • Bulk removal via "Remove Selected" option
  • Safety features: Automatic restore point creation and INF backup

🎯 Enhanced Dark Theme

• Modern cyan accent color (#00FFD0) throughout
• Improved button styling with hover effects
• Enhanced checkbox styling with visual feedback
• Professional table styling with proper contrast
• Smooth scrollbar integration
• Better overall visual hierarchy

🔒 Professional Distribution

• EXE Build System - Complete Windows executable generation
  • Single-file executable with embedded Python runtime
  • Administrator privileges via Windows manifest
  • No Python installation required for end users
  • Works on Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11

⚙️ SYSTEM FILES

📋 Directory Structure After Update

Driver-Scrub-Utility/
├── 🔶 Update_admin.bat              ← DOUBLE-CLICK THIS!
├── build_exe.py
├── Driver scrub utility.bat
├── app.manifest
│
├── 📖 README.md              ← START HERE
├── 📖 QUICK_START_BUILD.md
├── 📖 VISUAL_BUILD_GUIDE.md
├── 📖 README_EXE_BUILD.md
│
├── main.py
├── requirements.txt
├── gui/
│   ├── main_window.py              ← NEW: Table UI
│   ├── dark_theme.py               ← NEW: Enhanced theme
│   └── ...
├── core/
│   ├── scanner.py
│   ├── remover.py
│   └── ...
│
├── dist/                           ← BUILD OUTPUT
│   └── Driver Scrub Utility.exe    ← YOUR EXE ✨
│
└── build/                          ← Temporary build files

File	Purpose
app.manifest	Requests admin privileges from Windows
requirements.txt	Python dependencies (PyQt5, WMI)

🚀 Getting Started

🎯 Step-by-step Start up Guide

• Open your file location
• Run Update Admin (Cmd will open and install pkg dependencies)
• Run Driver Scrub utility v0.2 (To update dependencies if update available!!!)
• Open Driver Scrub utility.exe (Application)
• Happy cleaning!!!

Tool	How to Use	Difficulty
Update_admin.bat	Double-click it	⭐ Easiest
build_exe.py	python build_exe.py	⭐⭐ Easy
Driver Scrub Utility v0.2.bat	build.bat	⭐⭐ Easy

Recommendation: Use Update_admin.bat - just double-click!

User Double-Clicks: Driver Scrub Utility.exe
                           ↓
        Windows Detects Admin Requirement
        (from embedded app.manifest)
                           ↓
        ┌────────────────────────────────────┐
        │  User Account Control (UAC)        │
        │  ┌──────────────────────────────┐  │
        │  │ Do you want to allow this    │  │
        │  │ app to make changes to your  │  │
        │  │ device?                      │  │
        │  │ Driver Scrub Utility         │  │
        │  │                              │  │
        │  │ [Yes]      [No]              │  │
        │  └──────────────────────────────┘  │
        └────────────────────────────────────┘
                           ↓
                      User Clicks YES
                           ↓
                   App Runs with Admin
                   Can now access drivers!

Note: Your app will request admin privileges because:

1. Driver detection requires WMI access (admin)
2. System restore points need registry access (admin)
3. INF backup requires reading system directories (admin)
4. Driver uninstall needs system-level access (admin)

✨ Features Of Driver Scrub Utility v0.23

✅ Single File              Your whole app in ONE file
✅ Admin Privileges         Automatic UAC prompt on launch
✅ No Python Required       Works on any Windows PC
✅ All Dependencies         PyQt5, WMI, everything bundled
✅ Scrollable UI            New table-based driver list
✅ Selectable              Checkboxes for driver selection
✅ Direct Uninstall        Per-driver uninstall buttons
✅ Professional Look        Dark theme, modern design
✅ Portable                 Copy & share anywhere
✅ Small Dependencies       Not dependencies, everything inside!

⚙ Dependencies (Just for knowledge)

• PyQt5
• wmi

Install with: (if using previous versions)

(bash) pip install PyQt5 wmi

🛡 Safety Notes

INF files are backed up before removal.

Sharing with Others:

1. Copy: dist\Driver Scrub Utility.exe
2. Send via email, cloud, USB, etc.
3. They double-click it
4. Windows asks for admin → They click Yes
5. It works! ✨

No Python installation needed on their PC!

QnA Section

🆘 Common Issues & Quick Fixes

Issue	Fix
"Build doesn't start"	Run as Administrator (right-click batch → Run as admin)
"Python not found"	Install Python from python.org (add to PATH)
"PyInstaller error"	Run: pip install --upgrade pyinstaller
"Module not found"	Run: pip install -r requirements.txt
"Access denied"	Disable antivirus temporarily during build
"Build is slow"	Wait! 2-5 minutes is normal ☕

Critical drivers (System, Network, Display, etc.) are skipped by default.

A system restore point is created automatically using PowerShell.

Feel free to fork and patch bugs, for inquiries mailto:genesislabsinc@gmail.com