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Expired windriver_tool?

Anonymous
2023-07-10T02:45:31+00:00

Bought my wife a Cricut (printer basically) and tried to install their software. Got an error that THEY said was related to an "expired windriver_tool. They said my version of Win11, which came with my computer from Dell, was some kind of "trial" version and not a "whole" version and that I'd have to pay for a Win11 license or buy some software called windriver_tool for some exhorbitant price.

What's the deal?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-07-10T06:09:59+00:00

    Hi Dale,

    I'm Amr, an independent advisor.

    Windriver is a 3rd party tool to update drivers, you can just uninstall it, it's not a component of Windows 11

    You can update your drivers manually from the manufacturer's site

    I hope this is helpful. If you require any additional assistance, don't hesitate to respond to this.

    This is a user-to-user support forum. We're users just like you helping other users to find solutions to their problems.

    Best Regard

    Amr

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-07-10T19:46:01+00:00

    Thank you for your reply,

    I'm glad you did resolve the issue

    Have a great day

    Best Regard

    Amr

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-07-10T19:35:50+00:00

    Thank you. I knew something was screwy. Installed their app directly and everything seems to be working.

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