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To update drivers using Windows Update You can check Windows Update anytime to see if it has found updated drivers for your hardware, especially if you recently installed a new device.

Then, you can install the updated drivers. Here's how:. If there are any available updates, click the links to see more information about each update. Windows Update tells you if an update is important, recommended, or optional. Each type of update might include drivers. For more information, see Understanding Windows automatic updating. On the Select the updates you want to install page, look for updates for your hardware devices, select the check box for each driver that you want to install, and then click OK.

On the Windows Update page, click Install updates If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.. Windows Update will tell you if the updates were successfully installed. To set Windows to install recommended updates To get all available driver updates for your hardware, set Windows to install recommended updates. You can set Windows to automatically install important and recommended updates or important updates only.

Optional updates aren't downloaded or installed automatically. To get all available updates for your devices, periodically check Windows Update for optional updates. Under Recommended updates, select the Give me recommended update the same way I receive important updates check box, and click OK.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. You can also allow anyone using your computer to install updates by selecting the Allow all users to install updates on this computer check box.

To download and update a driver yourself It's best to let Windows install device drivers automatically. But if Windows can't find a driver for your device, and the device didn't come with driver software, you can look for a driver on the device manufacturer's website. Driver updates are often available in the support section of such sites. Once you find the updated driver, follow the installation instructions on the website.

Most drivers are self-installing—after you download them, you usually just double-click the file to begin the installation, and then the driver installs itself on you computer. Some devices have drivers that you need to install yourself. If you download a driver that isn't self-installing, follow these steps:.

Click Start, type Device Manager. You can also use the device manager to check if there are any issues with your hardware devices.

You can often update Drivers yourself by going directly to the Microsoft website. In cases where the Driver is no longer available, you have the option of using a Driver Update Tool see download link at end of article. Driver update software will save you time and effort by automatically downloading and updating the Drivers for you.

A Driver Update Program will instantly resolve your drivers problems by scanning your PC for outdated, missing or corrupt drivers , which it then automatically updates to the most compatible version.

Click here for information on uninstalling Microsoft Edge in Windows Once you have the details you can search the manufacturers website for your drivers and, if available, download and install these drivers.

If you are unsure of whether or not you need to update your Drivers, or indeed which Drivers may need to be updated, you can run a Drivers scan using a driver update tool you will need to pay to register this tool but usually the Drivers scan is free. This will allow you to assess your Driver needs without any commitment.

Alternatively, you can use the device manager to check if there are problems with any of your hardware devices. In many cases the answer to this is yes, however in some cases the manufacturers no longer make the Drivers available so you need to use a Driver Update Tool to install the missing Drivers.

The purpose of such as tool is to save you time and effort by automatically downloading and updating the Drivers for you.