1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Software Library.

2. In the Software Library workspace, expand Operating Systems, and then click Drivers.

3. On the Home tab, in the Create group, click Import Driver to start the Import New Driver Wizard.

4. On the Locate Driver page, specify the following options, and then click Next:

   • Import all drivers in the following network path (UNC): To import all the device drivers that are contained in a specific folder, specify the network path to the device driver folder. For example: \\servername\folder.
     
     
   • Import a specific driver: To import a specific driver from a folder, specify the network path (UNC) to the Windows device driver .INF or mass storage Txtsetup.oem file of the driver.
     
     
   • Specify the option for duplicate drivers: Select how you want Configuration Manager to manage driver categories when a duplicate device drive is imported.
     
     

   Important
   When you import drivers, the site server must have Read permission to the folder, or the import fails.

5. On the Driver Details page, specify the following options, and then click Next:

   • In the list of drivers, select the drivers that you want to import into the driver catalog.
     
     
   • Enable these drivers and allow computers to install them: Select this setting to let computers install the device drivers. By default, this check box is selected.
     
     

     Important
     If a device driver is causing a problem or you want to suspend the installation of a device driver, you can disable the device driver by clearing the Enable these drivers and allow computers to install them check box. You can also disable drivers after they have been imported.

   • To assign the device drivers to an administrative category for filtering purposes, such as "Desktops" or "Notebooks" categories, click Categories and select an existing category or create a new category. You can also use the category assignment to configure which device drivers that are applied to the deployment by the Auto Apply Drivers task sequence step.
     
     

6. On the Add Driver to Packages page, specify the following settings, and then click Next:

   Important
   This setting can help you when you use a task sequence to automate the deployment of the operating system. To install driver packages as part of a task sequence, use the Auto Apply Drivers and Apply Driver Package task sequence steps.

   • Select the driver packages that are used to distribute the device drivers.
     
     Optionally, click New Package to create a new driver package. When you create a new driver package, you must provide a network share that is not in use by other driver packages.
     
     
   • Clear the Update distribution points when finished check box if you do not want to update distribution points when the device drivers are added to the driver package. By default, this check box is selected because your device drivers cannot be used until they are distributed to distribution points.
     
     

7. On the Add Driver to Boot Images page, specify the following options, and then click Next:

   Note
   Add only mass storage and network device drivers to the boot images for operating system deployment scenarios.

   • Specify the boot images that can install the imported device drivers.
     
     
   • To update distribution points when the device drivers are added to the boot image, select the Update distribution points when finished check box. You cannot use device drivers until they are distributed to distribution points.
     
     

8. Complete the wizard.

1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Software Library.

2. In the Software Library workspace, expand Operating Systems, and then click Drivers.

3. In the Drivers node, select the device drivers that you want to add to the driver package.

4. On the Home tab, in the Driver group, click Edit, and then click Driver Packages.

5. To add a device driver, select the check box of the driver packages to which you want to add the device drivers. To remove a device driver, clear the check box of the driver packages from which you want to remove the device driver.

   If you are adding device drivers that are associated with driver packages, you can optionally create a new package, by clicking New Package, which opens the New Driver Package dialog box.

6. If you do not want to update the distribution points where the driver package is stored, clear the Update distribution points when finished check box. By default, the distribution points are updated when the driver package is updated.

7. Click OK.

1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Software Library.

2. In the Software Library workspace, expand Operating Systems, and then click Drivers.

3. In the Drivers node, select the device drivers that you want to add to the driver package.

4. On the Home tab, in the Driver group, click Edit, and then click Boot images.

5. To add a device driver, select the check box of the boot image to which you want to add the device drivers. To remove a device driver, clear the check box of the boot image from which you want to remove the device driver.

6. If you do not want to update the distribution points where the boot image is stored, clear the Update distribution points when finished check box. By default, the distribution points are updated when the boot image is updated.

7. Click OK.

1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Software Library.

2. In the Software Library workspace, expand Operating Systems, and then click Driver Packages.

3. On the Home tab, in the Create group, click Create Driver Package.

4. In the Name box, specify a descriptive name for the driver package.

5. In the Comment box, enter an optional description for the driver package. Ensure that the description provides information about the contents or the purpose of the driver package.

6. In the Path box, specify an empty source folder for the driver package. Enter the path to the source folder in Universal Naming Convention (UNC) format. Each driver package must use a unique folder.

   Important
   The site server account must have Read and Write permissions to the specified source folder.

The new driver package does not contain any drivers. The next step is to add drivers to the package.

If the Driver Packages node contains several packages, you can add folders to the node to separate the packages into logical groups.

To view the associated general, data source, distribution point, data access, and security information for the driver package, click Properties.