{"id":1496,"date":"2015-01-20T15:33:26","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T07:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=1496"},"modified":"2020-12-15T15:06:31","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T07:06:31","slug":"use-drivereasy-portable-version","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use the portable version of Driver Easy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Driver Easy can be run as a portable application. This means you don&#8217;t need to install it on every computer you want to run it on.<\/p>\n<p>To use the portable version of Driver Easy:<\/p>\n<p>1) If you haven&#8217;t already, <span style=\"font-size: inherit;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/DriverEasy_Setup.exe\">download the latest version of DriverEasy<\/a> to your computer, then d<\/span>ouble-click the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions to install Driver Easy. (You have to do this in order to get access to the portable version.)<\/p>\n<p>2) After installation completes, right-click on the Driver Easy shortcut on your desktop, and select <strong>Properties<\/strong>, then select the <strong>Shortcut<\/strong> tab and click <strong>Open File Location<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Open-file-location.png\" alt=\"Open portable version file location\" width=\"450\" height=\"569\" class=\"wp-image-133737 size-full alignnone\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Open-file-location.png 450w, https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Open-file-location-119x150.png 119w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3) To run the portable version of Driver Easy <strong>on another computer<\/strong>, you&#8217;ll need to copy the entire DriverEasy folder illustrated below to other computer, then double-click the <strong>DriverEasy.exe<\/strong> within that folder on the other computer:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Folder.png\" alt=\"Portable version folder\" width=\"447\" height=\"190\" class=\"size-full wp-image-133739 alignnone\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Folder.png 447w, https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Folder-150x64.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Portable Free vs Pro<\/h2>\n<p>The first time you run the portable version on any computer, it will run as the free version of Driver Easy.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a Driver Easy Pro subscription, and you want to unlock the Pro features on that computer, you have to activate Pro on that computer, just as you would if you installed Driver Easy the normal way.<\/p>\n<p>If you do this, that PC will be counted as a machine on your license. i.e. If you have a\u00a03-PC license, you&#8217;ll have only 2 PCs left on your license.<\/p>\n<h2>Need help?<\/h2>\n<p>If you have a Driver Easy Pro subscription, you can email <a href=\"mailto:support@drivereasy.com\">support@drivereasy.com<\/a> and we&#8217;ll help you use the portable version.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe risk-free at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/buy.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/buy.php<\/a>. Driver Easy Pro comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee; if for any reason you don&#8217;t like it, just let us know within 30 days, and we&#8217;ll refund your purchase, no questions asked.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div class='ja-gadget-virtual-assistant-subtle cleanslate' data-value='computer'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Driver Easy can be run as a portable application. This means you don&#8217;t need to install it on every computer you want to run it on. To use the portable version of Driver Easy: 1) If you haven&#8217;t already, download the latest version of DriverEasy to your computer, then double-click the downloaded file and follow [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","knowledgebase_category":[20],"knowledgebase_tags":[],"class_list":["post-1496","knowledgebase","type-knowledgebase","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","knowledgebase_category-program-issue"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to use the portable version of Driver Easy - Driver Easy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to use the portable version of Driver Easy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Driver Easy can be run as a portable application. This means you don&#8217;t need to install it on every computer you want to run it on. To use the portable version of Driver Easy: 1) If you haven&#8217;t already, download the latest version of DriverEasy to your computer, then double-click the downloaded file and follow [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Driver Easy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-12-15T07:06:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Open-file-location.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/\",\"name\":\"How to use the portable version of Driver Easy - Driver Easy\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Open-file-location.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-01-20T07:33:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-15T07:06:31+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Open-file-location.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Open-file-location.png\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Knowledge Base\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Program Issues\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/kbc\/program-issue\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"How to use the portable version of Driver Easy\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/\",\"name\":\"Driver Easy\",\"description\":\"Best Driver Updater Software 2020\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Driver Easy\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/logo-de.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/logo-de.jpg\",\"width\":168,\"height\":112,\"caption\":\"Driver Easy\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to use the portable version of Driver Easy - Driver Easy","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to use the portable version of Driver Easy","og_description":"Driver Easy can be run as a portable application. This means you don&#8217;t need to install it on every computer you want to run it on. To use the portable version of Driver Easy: 1) If you haven&#8217;t already, download the latest version of DriverEasy to your computer, then double-click the downloaded file and follow [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/","og_site_name":"Driver Easy","article_modified_time":"2020-12-15T07:06:31+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Open-file-location.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/","url":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/","name":"How to use the portable version of Driver Easy - Driver Easy","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Open-file-location.png","datePublished":"2015-01-20T07:33:26+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-15T07:06:31+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Open-file-location.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Open-file-location.png"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/use-drivereasy-portable-version\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Knowledge Base","item":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Program Issues","item":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/kbc\/program-issue\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"How to use the portable version of Driver Easy"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/","name":"Driver Easy","description":"Best Driver Updater Software 2020","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/#organization","name":"Driver Easy","url":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/logo-de.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/logo-de.jpg","width":168,"height":112,"caption":"Driver Easy"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/1496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/knowledgebase"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1496"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/1496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133767,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/1496\/revisions\/133767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"knowledgebase_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase_category?post=1496"},{"taxonomy":"knowledgebase_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase_tags?post=1496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}