To check for any updates for your PC, including driver updates, follow these steps:
- Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar.
- Click the Settings icon (it's a small gear)
- Select 'Updates & Security,' then click 'Check for updates. '
To quickly update device drivers using Windows Update, use these steps:
- Open Settings.
- Click on Update & Security.
- Click on Windows Update.
- Click the Check for updates button (if applicable).
- Click the View optional updates option.
- Click the Driver updates tab.
- Select the driver you want to update.
What hardware device drivers should be updated?
- BIOS updates.
- CD or DVD drive drivers and firmware.
- Controllers.
- Display drivers.
- Keyboard drivers.
- Mouse drivers.
- Modem drivers.
- Motherboard drivers, firmware, and updates.
Right-click on the windows desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. Navigate to the Help menu and select Updates. The second way is via the new NVIDIA logo in the windows system tray. Right-click on the logo and select Check for updates or Update preferences.
IObit Driver BoosterDriver Booster is one of the best driver updater software for Windows, thanks to its excellent interface and powerful features. It has a free version for rookies, but the professional edition includes everything you need to keep your system in pristine condition and more.
Updating your graphics driver — and updating your other Windows drivers as well — can give you a speed boost, fix problems, and sometimes even provide you with completely new features, all for free.
Dell Update is a software that automatically updates critical fixes and important device drivers as they become available. This ensures that your Dell PC has the most critical updates without you having to check online and install them yourself.
Most hardware drivers that come with your computer—or through Windows Update—are fine. However, we do make an exception for graphics drivers for your NVIDIA, AMD, or even Intel graphics hardware. Those, we recommend you keep up-to-date, especially if you're a gamer.
While it's true that a hardware driver will occasionally need to be updated to keep your system running smoothly, those rare necessary updates are completely free.
When Should You Update Your Drivers? Rule: Don't fix what isn't broken. If you've got a problem with a device, you should think about upgrading the drivers. There's more chance of breaking something than anything else, so if everything on your PC is working just fine, you can skip the driver updates for the most part.
Should I update the graphics driver? You don't need to update your graphics driver if you're not experiencing a graphics-related problem with your computer. Your computer manufacturer recommends a graphics update. As advised by an Intel customer support agent.
Yes, update them, because as HLH said they can improve performance.
Driver Update is a legitimate software by Slimware Utilities, however it is considered as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) and therefore isn't needed on a computer.
A BIOS update is no trivial thing. You should also update your BIOS if there are critical security flaws that need patching or you intend to upgrade to a new CPU. CPUs that are released after your BIOS was created may not work unless you are running the latest version of the BIOS.
To use Windows Update to install drivers on Windows 7 or Windows 8:
- Click on Start and then go to Control Panel.
- Go to System and Security; select Windows Update.
- Next, go to the list of optional updates. If you find some hardware driver updates, install them!
Right-click on any device that has an error and click "Update Driver Software." Select "Search automatically for updated driver software." Windows will search for the best applicable drivers and install them for you. Click "OK" when the drivers are found to allow Windows to complete the install.
Chipset drivers are responsible for controlling communication between various components in your system: the processor, the video card, the hard drives, PCI devices and system memory. Keeping these drivers up to date is important - especially if you are experiencing generally sluggish system performance.
Windows 10 automatically downloads and installs drivers for your devices when you first connect them. Even though Microsoft has a vast amount of drivers in their catalog, they are not always the latest version, and many drivers for specific devices are not found. If necessary, you can also install the drivers yourself.
The easiest way to update your Wi-Fi driver and software is to download and install the Intel® Driver & Support Assistant. This tool identifies your adapter and updates your driver to the latest version, if needed.
If you do not have a CD, you will have to download and install the software by searching Google from your motherboard version number.
In the search bar in the Control Panel, type update. Under Windows Update, click Check for updates. It may take a moment for Windows to search for updates. Once it does, if there are any updates available it will prompt you to install them.
Press Window Key+R to access the "RUN" command window. Then type "msinfo32" to bring up your computer's System Information log. Your current BIOS version will be listed under "BIOS Version/Date". Now you can download your motherboard's latest BIOS update and update utility from the manufacturer's website.
This will probably be controversial advice. Many geeks swear by installing all the manufacturer-provided drivers after they install Windows on their PC — motherboard chipset, network, CPU, USB, graphics, and everything else. Installing your manufacturer's drivers often won't be necessary.
To find out what motherboard you have, follow these steps:
- In the Windows search bar, type in 'cmd' and hit enter.
- In Command Prompt, type in wmic baseboard get product,Manufacturer.
- Your motherboard manufacturer and the name/model of the motherboard will be displayed.
How Do I Find My Motherboard in Device Manager?
- Press Windows key and R key together to open Run dialog.
- Type devmgmt.
- In the Device Manager window, expand the Display Adapters.
- Then open IDE ATA/APAPI controllers.
- Then expand the IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers.
- Then expand the Network adapters.
