You might have read in a tech forum or been told by a techie to update your drivers at some point in time, but what does this really mean? What are drivers and why it is so important to keep them up-to-date?

What are Drivers?

A hardware device and Windows system and applications don’t speak the same language.

Or to be specific, there’s no way for Windows system and other applications on your computer to use a hardware device directly unless something helps them to do so.

And this is where drivers come into the picture.

Drivers are computer programs which allow Windows system and applications to interact with installed hardware device.

As you can guess by now, drivers are mighty important. Without them, you can’t do much on your PC. For instance, you can’t print anything if the printer drivers are missing, corrupt, or outdated.

When You Might Need to Update Drivers

There are many scenarios which might require you to update drivers.

• A hardware device is not working properly

If a hardware device is not working at all or not working properly, you should consider updating drivers. For example, if your network card is behaving erratically and a latest driver is available for it, you should definitely consider updating the driver before attempting any other more complicated resolutions.

• You need better features

When you plug in a hardware device for the first time, more often than not, Windows will install a generic version of the driver itself. There are things for which the generic version is fine and others for which it is seriously inadequate.

For example, generic sound drivers will never give you advanced features like room correction or virtual sound. To enjoy such features, you’d need to get the latest drivers released by the manufacturer.

Similarly, doing away with the generic video drivers and installing the latest drivers is almost necessary. Latest drivers will offer you a host of advanced options to allow you to personalize your graphic performance.

• Improve Performance

In most cases updating a driver will not improve the device’s or PC’s performance notably—but there are exceptions. For instance, updating your video driver might boost your card’s performance significantly.

• Security Alert

This is not common, but at times you might learn that a particular driver has some potential security concerns. In such a case, updating the driver would be the right thing to do.

How to Update Drivers?

Well, there are two ways to do this—manually or automatically.

Updating drivers manually can take a long time. And at times, you still mightn’t be able to locate the latest driver.

A better way is to use a driver software tool.

Updating Drivers Automatically

Automatic driver update tools offer many benefits, the most important ones being:

• You can update device drivers automatically
• The software scans and updates all outdated or missing drivers at one go
• The tool picks the right drivers for your device and operating system, so you won’t have to worry about installing an incorrect driver by mistake
• Automatic driver updates are 100% safe

Driver Updater is one of the best driver update tools out there. Outbyte Driver Updater will give you access to a database of over 1 million drivers. It will regularly scan your PC, suggesting new driver versions to install. Driver Updater contains drivers for a variety of Windows devices. With just one click, you can update drivers in your system.

Step 1
Click here to Install and launch the app

Step 2
Scan all devices

Step 3
Install or update drivers automatically

 

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