Correct installation of drivers on a laptop. How to install drivers on a laptop

A driver is a special program that is necessary for each computer or laptop device to operate. Such devices include a chipset (control circuit) motherboard, sound card, network card, video card, disk controllers, etc.

Windows contains many drivers for various devices, necessary for initial installation and starting the operating system. But they are usually simplified and outdated, and some modern devices and are not detected and do not work at all. Therefore, after installation Windows first The first thing you need to do is install all the necessary drivers.

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2. Installing drivers from disk

If the laptop came with a driver disk for the required version Windows, the easiest way is to install drivers from it.

Place the disc in the drive and wait until the installation menu appears. In Windows 8 on the right top corner A message appears that you need to click on.

Then you need to confirm the launch of the installation program.

If the menu does not appear, then open the disk in Explorer and run installation file(autorun.exe, setup.exe or similar).

The setup menu may have different kind, but the meaning is the same everywhere.

Often the installation program itself determines which drivers need to be installed on the laptop. Sometimes you need to check the boxes manually and click the “Install” button or something similar.

After this, the sequential installation of all drivers will begin. During the installation process, various messages may appear where you will need to confirm the installation of some components. To install some of them, downloading from the Internet may be suggested. Agree with all the installation program's suggestions, otherwise some drivers may not install.

The laptop may reboot multiple times during installation. After a reboot, the installation should continue automatically, sometimes in hidden mode. Don't take it out installation disk and wait for the message that all drivers are installed.

If nothing happens on the screen for 15-30 minutes, then pay attention to the indicator hard drive. If the light is on or flashes quickly, the installation is still in progress. You can also launch the task manager (Ctrl+Alt+Delete) and find in the list running processes driver installer, if it takes up processor resources, it means the installation is still in progress.

The screenshot below shows the moment the driver was installed by the HP Software Setup program. sound card"IDT PC Audio".

There may be more on the disk various programs and utilities, but usually they are not particularly necessary and they only slow down the computer. Therefore, I recommend installing only what you really need and know how to use it. It’s better to first look for information on the Internet about why this or that program is needed.

3. If there is no installer on the disk

Sometimes disks with drivers for laptops do not contain a general installation program that determines the hardware configuration and offers only the necessary drivers for installation. Also on the disk there may be hundreds of drivers for various laptops from the same manufacturer. Do not try to install everything in a row or at random, as this can lead to various problems. In this case, you can try installing drivers through Device Manager.

4. Login to “Device Manager”

There are several ways to access Device Manager.

4.1. "Device Manager" in Windows 7 and XP

Right-click the Computer icon on your desktop or START menu and select Manage.

Then go to the "Device Manager" section.

4.2. Device Manager in Windows 8.1

Right-click on the Windows icon in the lower left corner of your desktop and select Device Manager.

5. Installing drivers in Device Manager

If there are icons with an exclamation point in the Other Devices section, it means that the driver for this device is not installed.

If icons with an exclamation point are in other sections, this means that the driver is installed, but it probably did not fit and the device does not work.

Right-click on the first device without a driver and select “Update Drivers...”.

Then “Search for driver software on this computer.”

Click the Browse button, select your driver disk and click Next.

If a suitable driver is found on the disk, it will be installed and the device should disappear from the list of unidentified drivers in the device manager.

Install drivers for all other devices with an exclamation mark in the same way.

6. If the laptop does not have a DVD drive

If the laptop does not have a DVD drive, then a driver disc is usually not included in the kit. But if you still have a disk, then you can copy files from it to a flash drive on another computer and install drivers from this flash drive using the installation program or manually through the “Device Manager”, as described above.
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Sometimes drivers may be in a separate folder on the laptop disk. Please review carefully contents of hard disk in Explorer and take care of the continued safety of the folder with drivers. You can install drivers from this folder one by one by running installation program each driver or manually from the Task Manager, specifying the folder with drivers instead of the CD.

But keep in mind that the drivers may not be suitable for your version of Windows. Be guided by the names of folders and files; they often contain a mention of the version of Windows for which the drivers are intended.

7. Download drivers from the manufacturer’s website

If you don’t have drivers for your laptop, then the best option They will be downloaded from the official website of the laptop manufacturer. For this you will need full model laptop (sometimes serial number) and devices for which you need to download drivers.

7.1. Determining the laptop model

The laptop model and serial number are indicated on the label on the bottom cover or under the battery, on the laptop box and in the BIOS.

You can also find out this data using the “HWiNFO” program, which you can download in the “” section.

7.2. Device Definition

With laptops, unlike desktop computers, there is one caveat. The fact is that laptops from the same series can be equipped with various video cards, network adapters, Wi-Fi modules, Bluetooth, etc. When searching for drivers on the manufacturer's website, you will be offered a list of drivers for all devices that were installed in laptops of the same series.

To download the correct drivers, you will need to determine which devices are installed in your laptop. The easiest way to do this is using the “Unknown Device Identifier” utility, which you can download in the “” section.

You need to carefully scroll through the entire list and write down the device models. To do this, you need to analyze the text for known devices and manufacturers. Below I will describe the types of devices, and in brackets the most popular manufacturers.

CardReader	card reader for reading memory cards (Realtek)
Ethernet	network card (Realtek)
WiFi	Wi-Fi adapter (Intel, Qualcomm Atheros, Broadcom, Mediatek)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth adapter (Intel, Qualcomm Atheros, Broadcom, Mediatek)
Graphics Controller	video card, maybe two - one integrated into the processor (Intel, AMD), the second discrete (nVidia, AMD)
HD Audio Controller	audio card, maybe two - the main one for outputting sound to speakers (Realtek, Analog Devices, IDT) and an additional one for outputting sound to the HDMI connector (Intel)
SATA Controller	disk controller, may be included in the driver kit for the chipset (Intel) or supplied separately (AMD)
USB 3	USB 3 controller (Intel, Realtek)
Chipset	various system devices, drivers for which are included in the driver package for chipsets (Intel, AMD)

The most important thing is the models network card, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth adapters, as they may be different. As for chipset devices, there is no need to write them down; if you have an Intel processor, then the chipset is also Intel, if AMD processor– AMD chipset. If you know what manufacturer your discrete video card(Intel or AMD), then this is also sufficient. Laptops often have stickers that make it easy to identify the manufacturer of the processor and video card.

Now you need to download the necessary drivers.

7.3. Downloading drivers

Go to the laptop manufacturer's support site and enter its model (sometimes serial number) in the search field. The list of sites is in the "" section.

As an example, I will show you how to find and download drivers for an HP laptop. Follow the link to the site and enter the laptop model in the search field.

Choose yours Windows version.

After this, a list of all available drivers should be displayed. Scroll through it sequentially from top to bottom and download those drivers that suit you.

The first section in our case is the driver for the sound card.

There is only one driver here, so we download it.

The next section of the driver for the video card.

If the processor has an integrated video card from Intel (Core i3-i7, Pentium, Atom) or AMD (A4-A10), then we download the driver for it in any case. We have just such an Intel Core i5 processor. If your laptop has a discrete video card (nVidia or AMD), then download the driver for it as well.

The next section of the driver for input devices, which includes the touchpad ( Touchpad instead of a mouse), a keyboard with hot keys (Hotkey) for adjusting volume, brightness, etc., a fingerprint scanner.

Please note that in in this case There are several versions of each driver (latest and previous), in addition, somewhere the names are indicated in Russian, and somewhere the same is in English. I recommend downloading the latest drivers, they are usually higher than the previous ones.

The version and its release date are indicated in the column " Current version" To determine drivers for the same device, compare English and Russian name drivers. You can also navigate by the “Previous Version” and “Size” columns. Size between different versions of the same driver should not differ much.

Usually you need to download drivers for the touchpad and hotkey support. In our case, these are 3 files, since there is also a separate driver for the Wi-Fi on/off button. I decided not to download the driver for the fingerprint scanner, since I don’t plan to use it.

The next section is the driver for the chipset.

Here we see two driver packages, the name and size of which are very different. So you need to download both. If suddenly this section contains drivers for different chipsets(Intel and AMD), then download only those that match your processor (Intel or AMD).

The next section of the driver for drives.

There is a driver for our Realtek card reader, a 3D DriverGuard utility to protect the drive from shock, and an Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver to improve the performance of the disk controller. I recommend downloading all this.

Controller drivers have a positive effect on the stability and speed of the disk, but if your laptop is still running slowly, install it and it will become much faster and more responsive!

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The largest and most complex section with drivers for network adapters.

You would not have figured out what to download if you had not determined in advance what devices are installed in your laptop. But we did it and all that remains is to find the models we need. Of the 17 drivers presented in this section, we only need 3:

driver for Wi-Fi adapters Qualcomm Atheros QCA9000 series
driver for Bluetooth adapters Qualcomm Atheros QCA9000 series
driver for Realtek network card

Please note that the serial number is often indicated rather than the specific adapter model. You can determine that the driver is suitable by one or two first digits. A driver for a wired network card can be easily identified by the word Ethernet in the name. Please note that there may also be several versions of the same driver here. Download the first (which is higher) driver, and skip the next (which is lower) for the same device.

Next BIOS section.

This is not a driver, but firmware for your laptop. If you decide to change the operating system, but it does not install, then download the latest BIOS version for your laptop, copy the file to a flash drive, go to BIOS program Setup and use the function BIOS updates from a flash drive. Sometimes this helps solve some other problems.

The next section is updating the operating system.

Download the files available here, you will need to install them first, as they solve some problems typical for specific laptop models, improve stability, security and performance.

Next section software.

These are various optional utilities that are not required for the laptop to function. They add features that are rarely used and only slow down the system. Don't download too much. If you want to figure it out, first look on the Internet for what it is needed for.

But it’s not for nothing that I singled out one utility called “Download Manager software packages HP”, it is also called “HP SoftPaq Download Manager” in English. IN this list there is her new one and old version. This utility itself determines which devices are installed on your laptop and offers to install drivers and software for them. But in order to use it correctly, you need to know everything that we just talked about. We'll talk about this utility a little later, but now we'll look at the procedure for installing drivers.

8. Driver installation procedure

Installing drivers is much easier than searching for them. It is enough to run each installation file sequentially and click the “Next” button several times, as when installing any program.

But with driver compatibility on laptops there are often problems various problems. To avoid them, it is advisable to follow the following installation procedure.

Windows updates (your version)*
Chipset drivers (Intel or AMD)*
Disk controller driver (SATA/AHCI/RAID Controller)*
Integrated graphics card (Intel or AMD)*
Discrete graphics card (nVidia or AMD)*
Sound card (Realtek, Analog Devices, IDT)
Network card (Ethernet)
Bluetooth adapter (Intel, Qualcomm Atheros, Broadcom, Mediatek)*
Wi-Fi adapter (Intel, Qualcomm Atheros, Broadcom, Mediatek)
USB 3 controller
Card reader (Realtek)
Webcam
Touchpad Utility (Mouse Driver (Synaptics))
Keyboard utility (Hotkey support)
Drive Shock Protection Utility (3D DriveGuard)
Other necessary utilities**

* Drivers are marked with an asterisk, after installation of which it is advisable to reboot the laptop.

** I recommend not installing utilities that you will not use (for a fingerprint scanner, anti-theft protection, disk encryption, network diagnostics, etc.), as well as those whose purpose you do not understand. Before installing anything, it is advisable to search for information about it on the Internet, since various problems are possible, including permanent blocking of the laptop.

9. Branded utilities for installing drivers

Popular laptop manufacturers have proprietary utilities to search and install drivers. They determine what devices are installed on the laptop and offer to install drivers and utilities for them. But you will have to choose what exactly to install, so the knowledge gained in the previous sections of the article will not be superfluous. You can download the utilities using the list of manufacturers in the “” section.

All these utilities work similarly. As an example, we will look at the utility for HP laptops - “HP SoftPaq Download Manager”. After launching, it automatically detects the laptop model, Windows version, scans the hardware, and searches for suitable drivers and programs on the server. This process may take 1-5 minutes, after which a list of all suitable drivers and programs to download and install.

Check the boxes next to the required components and click “Install”. Choose carefully; you don’t need to install everything or the purpose of which you don’t understand.

Please note that this list may contain multiple versions of the same driver or program. To compare, sort the list by name (“Name”) and select latest version by release date.

The "Priority" column indicates the importance of the component:

The “Category” column indicates the component type:

I advise you to select all critical updates (Critical), regular drivers (Routine – Driver) and recommended drivers (Recommended – Driver). Recommended - Software is usually not necessary.

Take special care with components that have the word “Security” in their name or category. I do not recommend installing and experimenting with this for novice users, as your laptop may be locked PERMANENTLY!

This program also allows you to download drivers for any other HP laptop. To do this, you can use one of the additional tabs.

The “Show all products” tab allows you to download all available files for specific model laptop, and the “Build” tab Driver Pack» – only drivers, but for all models of a certain series.

10. Third-party utilities for installing drivers

Utilities for desktop computers, such as Driver Pack Solution Online, are not suitable for installing drivers on laptops; they do not detect all drivers. One of best programs which is suitable for laptops is "IObit Driver Booster" You can download it in the "" section.

After launch, the program automatically scans the laptop and offers drivers available in the Internet database for installation. All you have to do is click on the “Update All” button and the program will do everything itself. And she does it incomparably!

The entire driver package takes up a small amount of space and is downloaded very quickly in one stream. I downloaded 19 drivers with a total volume of about 350 MB in just 6 minutes! The speed of the Internet channel was 10 Mbit/s and downloading took place on full speed. Installing all the drivers is also a continuous process and took me another 6 minutes. In total, it took only 12 minutes to download and install all the drivers! This is an incredible achievement compared to other programs where downloading and installing drivers can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours.

I would like to especially note the beautiful and well-designed interface. The program is in Russian, the models and manufacturers of all devices are identified very correctly. You can see about each device and its driver Additional information by clicking on the link next to his name.

The only drawback of the program is that it does not always install the utilities necessary to support advanced keyboard and touchpad functions.

If you know others good ways or programs for installing drivers, share them in the comments!

11. Links

Below you can download all the files that were mentioned in the article.

After installing all the drivers, I recommend doing it again on an external drive. This will help you quickly restore the system with all drivers in case of a failure.

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How well does the user know the computer...
How often does he use...
Is anyone using...
Etc.

There is such a phrase - "80% Windows errors are half a meter from the monitor screen..." I absolutely agree with these words!

As a person who has been professionally repairing and configuring computers and laptops in his city for more than 10 years, having in his phone address book with more than 4 thousand registered clients, I can say with absolute certainty - if you have problems with your computer, first of all, look for the problem in the lack of your own knowledge...

And my site was created just to expand your knowledge, so - welcome to the new lesson!

Windows is "not childishly buggy"!

It is impossible to work on the Internet!

Games freeze and crash!

You can, of course, try to restore the system. But, there is one caveat... If your problem is due to viruses, for example the Sality virus or Conficker, then in this case it is worth reinstalling the system. At least because these viruses are found in your OS, all files with the extension .exe and infect them... And the file with the extension .exe is the launch file for any program. In this case, it is easier to reinstall the Operating System, first saving the data you need to a free disk partition.

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You will not be able to launch games that were previously launched.
There will be no Internet access.
SD cards from your camera will no longer be detected, etc...

An unscrupulous repairman may tell you that the problem can be solved by replacing the video card, or hard drive, or something else. Just to earn even more money from you. Or because the master himself lacks knowledge... Only because you are not smart enough with computers...

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Okay, enough foreplay. I hope the information written above was useful to you. Let's get to practice!

How to find a driver for a laptop:

So, let's look at the example of a problem with a video driver, if after reinstalling the Operating System you suddenly :), games stop running - go to "Device Manager":

1. left mouse button, click "Start" (bottom left side monitor screen),

3. in the appeared context menu- press the left button "properties". (If you have Windows XP, then left-click - “Hardware” - “Device Manager”. If you have Windows 7, in the left menu block click “Device Manager”).

4. In the window that opens we find the equipment marked Exclamation Mark (usually signed as unknown device, but there may be another inscription). The main thing to remember is that if there is a Voskl. Sign- This means that the driver is not installed. In Windows 7, if during installation of the Operating System, the installation program was unable to install the driver on the video card, the “standard video driver” will be installed by default (this happens if your copy of Windows - older equipment on your laptop or computer. In this case, the video adapter will not show Voskl in the “device manager”. Sign, but your games will still not start until you install a “standard video adapter” instead - correct driver to your video card!).

5. Left-click twice on the problematic equipment. A window will appear in which we click “Information” and select “properties” with the left buttonEquipment ID. Next, select it by clicking on it once with the left button :) andpress "Ctrl" on the keyboard and, without releasing it, press "C".

6. IN free space desktop on the monitor screen, right-click, select "create", then left-click - "text document".

7. Open the created document, click once with the mouse anywhere in the document window and press on the keyboard "ctrl" + "V".

8. Open an Internet browser and paste into the address bar - http://www.devid.info/ru/

9. In the driver search site that opens, in the search bar (where it says - "Enter driver code") paste the copied code from text document and press "Search":

If you have Windows XP, then select XP from the list of suggested drivers; if you have Windows 7, select the driver for Windows 7. Be sure to take into account the bit depth of the Operating System! What system and bitness do you have? (can be 32 or 64 bits), you can look in the computer properties (an example for 7 is in the first picture above...). Having selected the driver, click on the icon to the right of it in the form of a floppy disk. A window will appear asking you to download the driver, click once with the left mouse button on the file with the extension .zip or .rar

Click again on the file with the extension .zip and we get a file download window. Choose "Save":

12. In a new window, select where we want to save this file (By default, “My Documents” or “Desktop” is suggested) and wait until the file is downloaded to your computer...

13. Open the downloaded file archive with the driver, find the file with the extension .exe and start the installation by double-clicking on it with the left mouse button.

After completing the driver installation, reboot the computer or laptop and be glad that it has disappeared from the “device manager” Voskl. Sign!

Thank you for attention!

In some cases, drivers may be installed on the computer automatically. For example, a set of software instructions for flash cards, keyboards, mice and some types of manipulators is already available in your operating system. Therefore, you just need to connect your device to your computer, and it will be immediately recognized and start working properly. If, after installing the equipment, a window appears in the tray informing you that the device may not work correctly or has not been recognized, then you will need to install the drivers yourself. There are two main ways: do this from the disk that comes with the kit, or download and install the driver from the Internet.

How to install a driver on a laptop from a disk

If a disk was supplied with, say, a printer or scanner, then insert it into the disk drive. Autorun should work and the driver menu will appear. If this does not happen, manually open the “My Computer” folder and right-click on the disk drive icon. In the list that opens, select “Open” disk. In the driver menu that opens, select necessary component and start installation. Read all messages on the screen carefully, as sometimes the scanner/printer must be connected to the computer or, on the contrary, be turned off to correct installation. In the first case, make sure that it is online, connected to the computer (cord in the device and USB) and the power button is pressed. Typically, in such cases, the power indicators on the printer/scanner will light up. After installation is complete, the device will work properly. Drivers for Windows 7 laptops are installed in the same way.

Drivers from the Internet

If for some reason the installation disk was not supplied with the device, it has become corrupted, or you have lost it, then the driver files can be found on the Internet. Moreover, this installation method is more efficient since you have the option to download the latest version of the diver. Typically, newer versions work much more efficiently with the hardware.

How to install a driver on a laptop after downloading it from the Internet?

Look at the name and model of the device on the case or in the passport.
Go to the manufacturer's official website (beware of downloading drivers from unverified sites, as the files may contain viruses).
Find your model and download the driver (use the site search or find it manually).
Run the downloaded driver and follow the recommendations.
Disconnect the device from the computer and restart the operating system.
Reconnect the device and check its functionality.
If it doesn't work, try downloading a different driver.

If you need to install drivers for an ASUS laptop, then visit the company's official website.

So, you can manually download and install free drivers for laptops or computers. Fortunately, there is another more convenient and effective method. You need to download and install the program for automatic check relevance and downloading of drivers.

Driver Pack Solution

One of the most capacious and complete driver databases is Driver program Pack Solution. Despite its large weight - more than 8 gigabytes - this application contains most devices in its database, which means it will save you from endless searches in the Internet. Along with the main functions, the program can create backup copies of drivers. This is especially convenient if the user frequently reinstalls the operating system. Driver Pack Solution Online - this version of the program will appeal to those who do not want to download the entire driver package, has fast internet and doesn't want to buy paid version. However, VIP and Full version. The latter, for example, is fully automated. The utility continues to be supported in the new offline version; databases with the latest data and device drivers that have been released recently are added.

Device Doctor

How to install a driver on a laptop? A very effective and compact program containing more than 3 terabytes in the database will help with this. Unlike Driver Pack Solution, the utility works much faster. How to use it:

select scan your computer;
expect the time required to search for data;
select the object for which drivers will be installed and follow the link;
download and install the software;
check the operation of the device.

The application is absolutely free. Despite this, there is a PRO version, which, in my opinion, is practically no different from the standard one. Unfortunately, the utility may not be compatible with the latest operating systems.

Driver Genius

This application is completely similar in functionality to Driver Pack Solution. It takes up much less memory and has one very convenient function. This application can create an auto-installer file with .exe permission, which allows you to avoid installing the program again after reinstalling the system. As you know, a file with permission.exe is a self-extracting archive that can be stored on a flash card and, if necessary, quickly installed on the system. However, to use this opportunity, you will have to fork out money and buy the full version.

Driver Agent

A very simplified version of the automatic driver installation program. This app doesn't even have its own shell, so it runs in a browser window. Despite this, it does its job perfectly.

When purchasing a new computer or after reinstalling the operating system, the computer refuses to work normally. Most often, the reason for this is the lack of drivers. What exactly is a driver and why is it so important?

You should know that your computer is not one complete device, but a whole set of components. In order for the system to clearly understand what kind of device is in front of it and how to work with it, special software is needed. This is the driver.

It turns out that without drivers the computer will not be able to work. Therefore, it is imperative to install them. Some drivers should be installed automatically, but some drivers, especially current ones, must be installed separately.

Before we move on to installing important software, let's figure out how to find out about the need to install drivers. How to understand which this moment not installed. For this we need:

What types of drivers are there?

There is no clear boundary for dividing drivers, but they can still be divided into several groups:

the first group is the driver system components. Simply put, the most important. For example, a driver for the normal operation of the processor or other important elements. It is better not to experiment with such drivers and not touch them;
the second is drivers for cards. First of all – drivers for video cards, sound cards and some others. They cannot be classified in the first category, because in some system units there is no video card, no sound card, or any other. As a rule, these are simple, office computers;
third - external device drivers - Drivers for any gadgets that are additionally connected to the computer and do not affect its operation in any way, but only expand its capabilities. For example, a printer driver.

The process of installing drivers from disk

Of course, for such an important system element as a driver, there are several installation options.

The simplest and basic method– using a driver disk. After purchasing a computer, you should have several disks left - from the motherboard and from the video card (if you have one), at a minimum.

But it is not uncommon for disks with important software to be lost or damaged. And some computers don't even have a disk drive. What to do in such a situation?

The process of installing drivers from the Internet

In a similar way, you can install drivers via the Internet. The difference will be that the installer will not be launched from the disk, but taken from the Internet. For this:

We write the brand and model of your motherboard in a search engine and go to the official website.
We look for the drivers tab there and go into it.
Download the software for your operating system and open the file.
Then the program will reveal missing drivers and will offer to update them.
Left click on the downloaded archive.
IN open window find and launch double click mouse installation file. It may be called "setup.exe" or "install.exe".
The installer should then appear. Read the information and click on the “Next” button. The installation process is simple, read the instructions and follow the recommended steps. Once the installation is complete, restart your PC.

Note! A similar method can be used not only with motherboard, but also with absolutely any other device. On the Internet, as a rule, you can find drivers for any components and external devices.

Comprehensive driver installation

Step 1. Open the Start menu, write “Device Manager”. Click on the result shown.

Step 2. Right-click on the device name and click on “Update Drivers”.

Step 3. A window with two options will open in front of you.

On a note! In some cases, the system cannot find the driver, then you need to use a manual search. To start this option, you need to first download required driver in the Internet.

Go to the website of the hardware developer, in our case the video card.
Click on the Drivers and Support tab.
Find required driver possible in three ways: automatic search; search form; latest drivers available for download. We used the last option.
Find the appropriate driver that matches your system and download it.
Click on the downloaded file and wait for installation.
Return to Device Manager and select the second search option.
Click the Browse button and locate the driver.
Click Next.
After installation, restart your PC.

Finding and installing drivers using DriverPack Solution

You can install the necessary software quickly and conveniently using powerful program— DriverPack Solution.

This is a completely free application that will automatically find missing or outdated drivers and install new ones. This is the program that many people use computer technicians to configure devices. Over the years of its presence on the market, it has managed to prove itself to be excellent.

This is because installing drivers is very simple, because your participation in this procedure is not required. All you need is:

Download the DriverPack installer from the official website https://drp.su/ru.
Install it and open it on your computer.
Choose automatic installation and wait until the program itself installs all the software necessary for normal operation.
After this procedure, your computer should start working fully.

Installing drivers manually using DriverPack Solution

To configure installation settings manually, do the following:

On home page program, click on the “Expert Mode” section.
You need the “Drivers” section, but before you go to it, you need to uncheck the software in other sections, which DriverPack offers additionally. Open the “Software” section, uncheck unnecessary programs.
Open the “Protection and Cleaning” section and uncheck the suggested software.
Return to the “Drivers” section, make active the sliders in the “Show alternative and installed drivers” and “Show additional information” items.
Check and install or uncheck the suggested drivers, if you are sure that everything is correct, click “Install all”.

Important! DriverPack Solution allows you to download a special image with drivers onto a removable drive and install drivers even on those computers that do not have access to the Internet or do not have a driver for the network card.

Video - How to install all drivers on your computer

Installation using Update Center

Is it worth updating drivers?

What if your computer is working fine, but you suddenly wonder if you should update your drivers.

If you are completely satisfied with the operation of your computer, it boots normally, does not freeze, and does not have any problems with connected devices, then there is simply no need to update drivers. There is no need to try to fix something that is already working properly, especially if you are not good at it. Along with useful software there is a risk of downloading unnecessary software or even malicious software.

If you have complaints about the operation of the device, then perhaps updating the drivers to the latest ones will help solve the problem. But still, please note that updating drivers most often does not solve serious operational problems. To improve performance, it would be much more logical to improve the system by purchasing SSD drive or other new components. If this is not possible, then try simply cleaning the system of debris.

Rollback and removal

It would seem that updating drivers always brings only benefits and improvements in the operation of the system and equipment. But, unfortunately, this is not always the case. In some cases, it is after updating the driver that a device stops working stably, degrades system performance, or even fails. If you find yourself in such a situation and think what exactly new driver caused problems, it is recommended to roll it back or remove it altogether. To do this you need:

After the rollback, the driver will return to its previous state. Most likely, after this, the system will function normally. Just like before.

If you delete the driver, you will have to reinstall it, but it will be a driver that will ensure full operation of the corresponding device.

So, we have learned how to identify devices for which the driver is not installed and install software for them. In addition, we learned when it is better not to update drivers and how to roll back to previous version drivers. Now you can safely configure your computer and additional equipment for it.

Video - How to find and install drivers on a PC or laptop manually

To maintain normal operation of your computer, you need to update drivers from time to time, but searching for and installing them manually is tedious and time-consuming. And why? After all, this work is easy to automate. Today we will look at the ten best programs for updating drivers on PCs and laptops of any brands and models.

Intel Driver Update Utility Installer is a proprietary utility for searching and updating drivers for any Intel products(processors, system logic, network devices, drives, server components and other things). Compatible with Windows XP, 7, and newer editions of this system.

The utility automatically recognizes the PC hardware on which it is installed. Checking for new driver versions on the Intel website is done by clicking the “Search” button, downloading and installing at the user’s request.

Besides, Intel Driver Update Utility Installer allows you to find and download drivers for any other Intel devices you choose from the list (option “Search manually”).

The developers warn that the application installs only standard drivers that do not take into account the characteristics of a particular brand of computer. Therefore, before you launch it, you should visit the website of the manufacturer of your PC or laptop and check if there is anything suitable there.

AMD Driver Autodetect

AMD Driver Autodetect is a similar proprietary tool from AMD. Designed to keep drivers for video cards of this brand up to date (except AMD FirePro).

After installation, the utility will monitor the relevance of video drivers and ensure they are updated in a timely manner. It automatically detects the model of the video card installed on the PC, as well as the bit depth and version of the operating system. Once launched, it checks to see if the AMD website fresh driver. If there is one, it reports it and offers to download it. To begin the installation, the user just needs to confirm his consent by clicking on the “Install” button.

AMD Driver Autodetect is also available exclusively in the Windows version.

NVIDIA Update

NVIDIA Update is a proprietary Windows utility for installing drivers on NVIDIA devices. Like AMD Driver Autodetect, it independently recognizes hardware models and checks for the latest driver on the manufacturer's website. The decision about installation remains with the user.

DriverPack Solution

DriverPack Solution is a lifesaver for service engineers, system administrators and those who earn extra money by providing services Windows installation and programs. The application is huge collection drivers for devices of various brands and models, as well as a module for their installation.

DriverPack Solution is released in two versions - online and offline.

The online distribution is intended for use on a PC that has an Internet connection. Its difference is its small file size (285 Kb). After launch, the program scans Windows for installed drivers and the relevance of their versions, after which it connects to the database (on own server) and performs automatic updates.
The offline distribution (size 10.2 Gb) is intended for installing drivers on a machine not connected to the Internet. In addition to the installer, it includes a database of 960,000 drivers for Windows 7, XP, Vista, 8 (8.1) and 10, both 32 bit and 64 bit. After launch, the scanning module recognizes device types and installs drivers from its own offline database.

The online version of DriverPack Solution is convenient for permanent home use. In addition to monitoring the relevance of drivers, it gives the user the opportunity to automatically install and update individual applications, remove software junk, view a list of equipment, information about the operating system and computer security.

The offline version is a solution for Emergency. Its task is to select not the best, but simply the appropriate driver to start the device. And in the future update it via the Internet.

DriverPack Solution and the proprietary utilities listed above are completely free.

Driver Genius

Driver Genius - universal remedy driver management. The latest edition of the program is the sixteenth, optimized for Windows 8 and 10, but can also run on older systems.

In addition to updating the versions of installed drivers, Driver Genius can:

Create backup copies of drivers and save them in the form of archives - regular and self-extracting, as well as in the form of an installer program (exe). To restore from a backup, you do not need to use Driver Genius.
Remove unused and faulty drivers.
Display information about computer hardware.

The backup function is a real treasure for those who often reinstall Windows. However, the program itself is by no means a gift: the cost of one license is $29.95. You can use it for free for only 30 days.

Snappy Driver Installer

Snappy Driver Installer is an application created by one of the developers of DriverPack Solution and has a lot in common with the latter. Also available in two versions: SDI Lite and SDI Full.

The SDI Lite option is a module for recognizing devices and searching for suitable drivers on the Internet. Its size is 3.6 Mb. It does not have its own base.
The SDI Full option is an installation module plus a base (31.6 Gb). Designed to install drivers regardless of Internet access.

Features of Snappy Driver Installer:

Works without installation (portable version only, can be run from a flash drive or DVD).
Completely free - no premium features or ads.
With an improved selection algorithm, which is based on the “do no harm” principle.
Is different high speed scanning.
Before installing the driver, it creates a system restore point.
Allows you to change design themes according to the user's choice.
Multilingual (there is a version in Russian, Ukrainian and other national languages).
Adapted for Windows 10.

Driver Booster

iObit Driver Booster is a fan-favorite app computer games. Available in editions Free - free, and Pro - paid. The cost of subscription to the latter is 590 rubles per year.

Driver Booster has one single function - scanning the system for outdated drivers and installing updates in one click. And not simple updates, and (according to the developers) tuned to improve the performance of games.

- free and very simple utility to install and update PC drivers on Windows based 7, 8 and 10. Its database includes only original, signed drivers from the official websites of equipment manufacturers.

The application is designed for users with no experience. Russian language support, a minimum of settings and one-button control virtually eliminate the possibility of something being confused or broken. And if the new driver turns out to be unsuitable, DriverHub will remove it from the system and replace the old one.

All DriverHub features:

Search for missing persons, update outdated drivers And additional software. Automatic installation.
Simple and expert operating mode. In expert mode, the user can select a driver from several available ones; in simple mode, the program itself selects the optimal version.
Daily updating of the driver database.
Storing download history.
Restore - rollback drivers to previous versions.
Displays basic information about your computer.
Launch system utilities Windows from its interface.

DriverMax Free

DriverMax is a free, simple, English-language utility whose main purpose is to update drivers. Unlike others free applications there is one more in it useful option— creating a system rollback point and backup of installed drivers at the user’s discretion. As well as restoring from a backup.

After installation, DriverMax persistently reminds you that it would be a good idea to register on the site and buy paid license with advanced functions, one of which is completely automatic operation. Annual use starts at $10.39.

Driver Magician

Driver Magician is the last hero of today's review. In the recent past, I had 2 versions, one of which was free. Nowadays there is only a paid one left with a 13-day trial period. The license cost is $29.95.

There is no Russian language in Driver Magician, but it is not difficult to use. The range of features is approximately the same as in Driver Genius:

Scan and update.
Creation backup copies drivers with the ability to restore both with and without the use of a program (the backup is saved as a zip archive or an installer application).
Uninstalling the driver.
Backup and Restore separate folders user - Favorites Internet Explorer, Desktop and Documents, as well as the system registry (in one file).
Identification of devices unknown to the system.

During the trial period, the program is fully functional. Compatible with any version of Windows.

That's probably all. Choose what you like best and use it.