How to find a network adapter driver version using PowerShell?

To find the network adapter driver version using PowerShell, we can use the Get-NetAdapter cmdlet. First, let look at how the network adapter driver version looks like from GUI.

Get-NetAdapter will retrieve all the Physical and Virtual network adapters unless specified.

This cmdlet has a property called DriverVersion, DriverDate, and DriverProvider. You can select it.

Example

Get-NetAdapter | Select Name, InterfaceDescription,DriverVersion, DriverDate, DriverProvider

Output

Name                    : Wi-Fi
InterfaceDescription    : Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz
DriverVersion           : 21.80.2.1
DriverDate              : 2020-02-25
DriverProvider          : Intel
Name                    : VMware Network Adapter VMnet1
InterfaceDescription    : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet1
DriverVersion           : 14.0.0.3
DriverDate              : 2019-08-08
DriverProvider          : VMware, Inc.
Name                    : VMware Network Adapter VMnet8
InterfaceDescription    : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet8
DriverVersion           : 14.0.0.3
DriverDate              : 2019-08-08
DriverProvider          : VMware, Inc.