Update Drivers For Windows | Drivers for all your devices

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Get Started Updating Drivers In 3 Easy Steps

Common Problems With Drivers

• Driver is missing or corrupt

• Driver is out-of-date

• Previous attempt to update driver failed

• The current driver is the incorrect driver for the device

• The device is damaged and needs to be replaced or repaired (drivers cannot fix hardware issues)

Installing the most current and accurate driver will typically fix most problems that are experienced while operating Windows hardware devices. The original driver for any given hardware device often has been updated many times by the manufacturer to fix bugs and improve efficiency. Many users experience problems with older Windows devices for this reason.

There are many challenges when updating drivers. Finding the correct driver for all the devices in your Windows computer can be a hassle and installation can sometimes be tedious at best. You simply want your hardware to work and with the best performance!

How to UPDATE YOUR DRIVERS in Windows 11, 10, 8.1, and 7

These steps can be used to update drivers in Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP. It usually takes around 15 minutes to update a driver in Windows.

1. Locate, download, and extract the latest drivers for the hardware. When looking for an updated driver, you should always check with the hardware manufacturer first. When downloaded directly from the hardware maker, you'll know the driver is both valid and the most recent for the hardware.​ 

     If no drivers are available from the hardware maker, check Windows Update or even the disc that came with the computer or piece of     hardware, if you received one. There are also several other driver download options if those ideas don't work.

2. Open Device Manager. There are several ways to get to Device Manager in Windows but doing so from the Control Panel (the method outlined in the link) is pretty simple.

3. Select the > or [+] icon (depending on your version of Windows) to open the category that you think contains the device you want to update the drivers for.

4. Once you've found the device you're updating drivers for, the next step depends on your version of Windows:

     Windows 11, 10 & 8: Right-click or press-and-hold on the hardware's name or icon and choose Update driver (W11/10) or Update Driver Software (W8).

     Windows 7 & Vista: Right-click on the hardware's name or icon, choose Properties, then the Driver tab, followed by the Update Drive button.

 The Update Drivers or Update Driver Software wizard will begin, which we'll completely step through to finish the driver update for this piece of hardware.

     Windows XP Only: Right-click on the hardware item, choose Properties, the Driver tab, and then the Update Drive button. From the Hardware Update Wizard, choose No, not this time to the Windows Update question, followed by Next >. From the search and installation options screen, choose Don't search I will choose the driver to install option, again followed by Next >. Skip to Step 7 below.

5. Choose Browse my computer for drivers (Windows 11 & 10) or Browse my computer for driver software.

6. Select Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer (Windows 11 & 10) or Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer, located near the bottom of the window.

7. Select Have Disk.

8. On the Install From Disk window that appears, choose Browse on the bottom-right corner of the window.

9. On the Locate File window you see now, work your way to the folder that you created as part of the driver download and extraction in Step 1.​ 

10. Select any INF file in the file list and then choose Open. INF files are the only files that Device Manager accepts for driver setup information and so are the only types of files you'll be shown.

• Find several INF files in one folder? Don't worry about this. The driver update wizard loads information from all the INF files in the folder you're in automatically, so it doesn't matter which one you choose.

• Find many folders with INF files? Try an INF file from each folder until you find the correct one.

• Didn't find an INF file in the folder you chose? Look through other folders, if there are any, until you find one with an INF file.

• Didn't find any INF files? If you haven't found an INF file in any folder included in the extracted driver download, it's possible that the download was corrupted. Try downloading and extracting the driver package again.

11. Choose OK back on the Install From Disk window.

12. Select the newly added hardware in the text box and choose Next.​

13. There are several common warnings and other messages that you might get at this point in the driver update process, several of which are paraphrased and listed here along with advice on what to do:

• Windows cannot verify that the driver is compatible: If you're sure this driver is the right one, select Yes to continue installing it. Choose No if you think you might have the driver for the wrong model or something like that, in which case you should look for other INF files or maybe an entirely different driver download. Checking the Show compatible hardware box, if available, located on the window from Step 12, can help prevent this.

• Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software: Choose Yes to continue installing this driver only if you received it directly from the manufacturer or their installation disc. Choose No if you downloaded the driver elsewhere and didn't exhaust your search for a manufacturer-provided one.

• This driver hasn't been signed: Similarly to the publisher verification problem above, choose Yes only when you're confident about the driver's source.

• Windows requires a digitally signed driver: In 64-bit versions of Windows, you won't even see the above two messages because Windows won't let you install a driver that has a digital signature issue. If you see this message, end the driver update process and locate the correct driver from the hardware maker's website.

14. While on the Installing driver software screen, which should only last a few to several seconds, Windows will use the instructions included in the INF file from Step 10 to install the updated drivers for your hardware.

15. Once the driver update process is complete, you should see a success message. Select Close. You can now also close Device Manager.

16. Restart your computer, even if you're not prompted to do so. Windows doesn't always force you to restart after updating a driver but it's a good idea.

An Easier Way to Update Windows Drivers

Updating drivers yourself isn't difficult, but some programs will more or less do it for you. See our List of Free Driver Updater Tools for reviews of the best ones. These programs are particularly useful if you can't find the driver you need, if you want to be alerted when a new driver is available, or if you need to install drivers on an offline computer.