Hardware drivers are the bits of
software windows uses to communicate with your PC’s hardware. Device
manufacturers create these drivers, and you can obtain drivers in different
ways.
You might need to update drivers in Windows if:
@! When a new piece of hardware you've
installed doesn't work automatically.
@!! After upgrading to
a new version of windows (windows 10).
@!!! when the device is
having some kind of problem or is generating an error.
A driver update isn't always a fix-it
task, either. An updated driver might enable new features for the hardware,
something we see on a regular basis with popular video cards (NVIDIA, AMD). In
particular, gamers generally should keep their graphics drivers as up-to-date
as possible to ensure the best graphics performance and the fewest bugs with
modern games.
You don’t need a driver-updating utility because
Windows has one built-in, use the Upgrade driver feature built into Windows: On
Windows 8 and 7 hardware drivers appear in the Windows Update interface as an
optional update. If you want the latest hardware drivers, be sure to go open
Windows Update, check for updates, and install any available hardware driver
updates.
Using
Windows Update in Windows 10 is the automatic it solution.
Your best bet to
upgrade your drivers is get your driver updates from your device manufacturer’s
website: head to the laptop manufacturer’s website and find the Downloads or
Support page for your specific model of laptop.
A second example (Toshibaportege M700).
A third example (LaptopAsus).
Another example (Laptop
sony).
Another example (dell latitude e5410).
Another example (hpdeskjet 1050 all-in-one printer).
Another example (lexmarkx5470 printer).
Important:
Windows doesn't
always force you to restart after updating a driver, restart your computer.
Driver updates involve changes to the windows registry and other important
parts of windows, so restarting is a good way to make sure that this update
hasn't negatively impacted some other part of windows.