It usually takes around 15 minutes to update a driver in Windows.
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.
There are alsoseveral other driver download optionsif those ideas don’t work.
Many drivers are integrated with software that automatically installs them, making the below instructions unnecessary.
Drivers obtained via Windows Update are automatically installed.
unit Manager is one of the shortcuts on thePower User Menuin Windows 11, 10, and 8.
Just pressWIN+Xto open that handy tool.
If you don’t find the rig you’re after, just open some other categories until you do.
Windows doesn’t always categorize hardware the way you’d think about a unit and what it does.
check that you right-nudge the equipment itself, not the category group.
For example, don’t right-clickDisplay adapters, right-smack the item within that group that you oughta update.
ChooseBrowse my computer for drivers(Windows 11 & 10) orBrowse my computer for driver software.
On theInstall From Diskwindow that appears, chooseBrowseon the bottom-right corner of the window.
There may be several nested folders within the folder you extracted.
Select any INF file in the file list and then chooseOpen.
ChooseOKback on theInstall From Diskwindow.
opt for newly added hardware in the text box and chooseNext.
If you get a warning after pressingNext, see Step 13 below.
If you don’t see an error or other message, move on to Step 14.
Once the driver update process is complete, you should see a success message.
you could now also close machine Manager.
cycle your system, 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.
See ourList of Free Driver Updater Toolsfor reviews of the best ones.
FAQ
Tocheck for Windows updates, go toSettings>Windows Update>Check for updates.
Install new Windows updates as soon as possible.
