How to install and configure a network adapter. How and where to open the Network and Sharing Center component

Internet not working? The network cable is normal, the clip is not broken, the provider reports that the network is stable, but you have no connection. Most common reason in such a situation, the network card does not respond. This is usually caused by the missing driver. You can find out how to check if the drivers are installed from our article.

How to install network driver without internet connection

First, let's find the drivers. It's good if you have a driver disk, but what if you don't? Let's look for the driver in the computer's memory.

1. Open “Device Manager” (“My Computer” - “Open Control Panel” (top console) - “Device Manager”).
2. In the list of devices that appears, in the “Network adapters” section, look at the equipment that has an exclamation mark next to it. This indicates that there is no driver for the device. Right-click on the device and select “Update Drivers”.
3. In this window, we give preference to manual installation. The system immediately offers a list of previously installed drivers. Select one driver from the list and click “Next”. The system will notify you about the installation progress. Reboot the PC and try to access the Internet.
4. When system message about the absence of an installed driver, we repeat all the above operations up to selecting a driver from the list and select the next driver from the list provided. We will repeat the operations until the required driver is installed. Once on the network, we update the driver to the latest version.

How to install a network adapter driver from the Internet

To access the Internet as an adapter you can use cell phone. Before you start searching for a driver online, you need to know what to look for. To do this:

1. We go to the “Device Manager” according to the above scheme and find our device.
2. Click on it right click mouse, which allows you to select the Properties tab.
3. In the new window, we give preference to the “Information” section.
4. In the menu that appears, select the “Equipment ID” section. Several numbers appear in the field, which will look something like this: PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8139&CC_0200. We need the shortest one (usually the last one in the list).
5. Right-click on it and select “Copy”.
6. Paste the copied element into the search bar of the browser.
7. From the Internet pages that open, select the required driver, download and install it normally, like any other program (by clicking “Next” and accepting the terms of use).

How to install drivers on a network card using another computer

1. Using the above scheme, we download the driver we need from the Internet. The only difference is that we will use the “hardware ID” of the computer for which the driver is needed, and we will have to enter the number into the search line manually.
2. Transfer the downloaded driver to removable media, for example, a flash card, and install it on your computer.

With the driver installed, the Internet is ready to work again, as it was before the breakdown.

Hello dear reader of my blog! Stable operation of the operating room Windows systems depends on how correctly your device driver is installed.

In this article, I will tell you how to install a device driver in the Windows operating system in several ways.

A driver is a program with which the Windows operating system gains access to a specific computer device (video card, network card, printer, etc.).

Conclusion

Well, now you know how to install a device driver in several ways, including a driver update program. From correct installation driver depends stable work your operating system and your mood in general. You can ask all questions about how to install the driver below in the comments.

Finally, you can watch a video on how to install drivers using DriverPack Solution

Well, in the next article I will tell you about the free program.

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If you are faced with the need creating a home local network or small office networks, but do not have sufficient skills and knowledge for this, then this material is for you. You will need to complete only 5 steps, after which you will learn how to set up a local network for your home and small office.

This material is compiled in the form step by step instructions with illustrations. All you need to do is follow these instructions.

We will look at 5 steps to build a local network in the office or at home.

Step 1. Network equipment required to build a local network.

To build a local network between computers we need to have:

1. Switch(switch) or router(router);
2. Cable twisted pair (patch cord);
3. Availability of a network card on each computer(nowadays every computer is equipped with a built-in network card);

Switch D-Link DES-1008A

Front view	Rear view

Twisted pair cable

Network card(on the right in the figure the built-in network card is shown)

Now all that remains is to connect all the computers to the switch or router using a twisted pair cable.

We connect one end of the cable (twisted pair) to network card computer, and the other into a switch or router.

And so with all computers that will be connected to the local network.

Connection diagram for computers on a local network

Step 2. Configure IP Address, Computer Name and Workgroup

Go to the menu Start > Control Panel > Network connections , right-click on the icon Local network connection, then press Properties. In the list of components, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on the button below Properties.

In the window Properties: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) put a tick Use the following IP address and enter the following data:

IP address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

It is advisable not to use IP addresses 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.0.1, since they are used network devices

For those who use a router (router) to connect to the Internet in building a local network, you need to specify "Main gateway" And "DNS server addresses"(usually this is the IP address of the router itself). To ensure the Internet works.
Those who use a router (router) with a DHCP server enabled may not register IP addresses, you need to check the box "Obtain an IP address automatically". IP addresses will be assigned by the DHCP server.

After entering the “IP address” and “Subnet mask”, click on the button OK, then Close.

NOTE: The IP address of each computer must be different from the other computer! If the first computer has an IP address 192.168.1.2 , then the second one should have 192.168.1.3 etc., but no more 254 .

Computer name and workgroup

Now we need to specify Computer name And Working group. To do this, in the Control Panel, double-click on the icon System, go to the tab Computer name and press the button Change.

In line Computer name change the computer name if necessary. Each computer on the local network must have unique name, i.e. should not be repeated. In my case, the name of the first computer comp-1, next computer will comp-2, comp-3, comp-4 etc. You also need to indicate the Working Group, in my case HOME.

All computers on your local network must have the same Workgroup!

After you have specified the computer name and workgroup, click OK. You will be prompted to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. We agree and reboot the computer. This procedure must be done with all computers on the local network.

The parameters of the local computer network should look like this:

First computer	Second computer	Third computer
IP address: 192.168.1.2 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Computer name: comp-1 Working group: HOME	IP address: 192.168.1.3 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Computer name: comp-2 Working group: HOME	IP address: 192.168.1.4 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Computer name: comp-3 Working group: HOME

Now you can view the computers on your local network. To do this, double-click on the icon Network environment on the Desktop, then on the left in the navigation panel click Show computers working group . On the right, the local network computers that are part of your workgroup will be displayed.

Step 3. Setting up access rights and security

Computers on the local network are visible, but there is no access to them yet. If you double-click on any of the computers on the local network, a window will open Connection to comp-n (n- computer number) with a prompt to enter username And password.

This is due to the account being disabled on the computers. Guest and access rights are not configured. All that remains is to configure access rights and enable guest account.

To enable a guest account, go to Start - Control Panel - User Accounts. Click on account below Guest, then press Enable Guest account.

All that remains is to configure access rights to the computer from the local network.

Let's go Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy. Open in the left menu Local policies> Assigning user rights

Then in the right window, double-click on policy Denial of access to a computer from the network and delete the account Guest. That's it. If you now open Network environment and double click on any computer, you can view shared resources this computer.

Step 4. Set up sharing of folders and files

Our local network is working, all that remains is to open public access to the necessary files and folders for general use from the local network.

To do this, right-click on the desired folder(in my case, the Agreement folder) and select Sharing and Security

After this, the current folder and its contents will become available to everyone on the local network. In the picture below you can see that the folder "Treaty" on the computer comp-1 became available.

This way you can share folders on any computer.

Step 5: Share a local printer

We've come to last step. All that remains is to provide Printer sharing connected to one of the computers (in my case comp-1).

Printer sharing will give you the opportunity to print from all computers on the local network to one printer.

To share access to local printer, go to the menu Start - Control Panel - Printers and Faxes, right-click on our printer, from context menu choose Sharing.

In the window that opens, put a tick Share this printer and press OK. You can also enter network name printer, or leave it as default.

Now this printer can be connected to any computer on the local network. That's what we'll do.

Let's go to Network environment, double-click on the computer to which the printer is connected (in my case comp-1), then right-click on the printer and select Connect.

In the next window, where we are warned that drivers will be automatically installed on our computer, click Yes.

The same must be done with all computers on the local network to which you need to connect the printer.

Our printer is ready for use and you can print from your local network.

On this basic local network setup finished. Now you can exchange files on a local network and use one shared printer.

The network adapter is one of the main components of a computer, because it is difficult to even imagine a PC that is not connected to the Internet. Microsoft is aware of this, so support for the vast majority of network cards is already included in the distribution of the Windows 7 operating system. But time and progress do not stand still: since Windows release 7, almost eight years have passed, new network controllers and even data transfer methods have appeared, and with them new network adapters. The use of such components requires additional settings both at the stage of OS installation and during its operation.

Why configure a network card in Windows 7

Change basic settings A network adapter may be necessary to expand the range of tasks performed by a network client computer:

• thin Wi-Fi setup under operating conditions with a large number wireless devices (apartment building, office building);
• installing drivers for a network card that is not supported by the OS out of the box;
• some Internet providers (VPN, pptp, wimax) require additional configuration of network parameters;
• installation and configuration of extended wireless channels communication using RadioEthernet adapters.

Wireless adapter Provides communication over a distance of up to two kilometers

How to find out what kind of network cards are installed in the system

You can find out the presence and number of active network adapters on your PC using one of following methods: View the “Network adapters” branch in the “Device Manager” system utility or analyze the contents of network connections in the control panel.

1. To get to the Center shared access and network management", click on the icon active connection to the network, located on the right side of the task bar.
   The “Network and Sharing Center” is called through the taskbar
2. By clicking on the interactive block “Changing adapter settings”, display the contents of the network adapter connections window.
   Network connections are opened from the Network Control Center
3. Change the display sort to "Device Type" so that physical network cards were displayed first in the window. Availability in the list virtual adapters may confuse you, but they are easy to distinguish by name: it will definitely contain the word virtual.
   The display of network cards can be configured in the “Network Connections” window

Or open Device Manager using command line:

If you have installed software packages work with a 3G modem, VPN clients or virtual machines, then both the “Device Manager” and “Network Connections” will additionally display software network cards created by these programs.

Forcibly turning off such adapters can lead to the most unpredictable consequences, including the inability to boot the PC.

Video: how to find out the model of your network card

How to enable or disable a network card (including using BIOS)

For laptops, turning network interfaces on and off is available using a key combination; for desktop PCs, using BIOS settings or "Control Panels".

To disable the adapter wireless network on a laptop, press the Fn+F12 combination or use a special switch on the case. Some laptop models automatically turn off network interfaces when you select the maximum power saving profile or when you disconnect the cable from the network adapter.

The button to disable the wireless network adapter on some laptop models is located on top panel

You can disable the network card programmatically through “Network Connections”.

Network cards USB standard, Cardbus or PCMCIA support hot-disconnection. The easiest way to disconnect them is to simply remove them from the corresponding connector. Don't forget to disconnect them first network cable(patchcord).

Video: how to enable a network card using BIOS

How to install a network driver on Windows 7 (including without the Internet)

Since the network card is used primarily to access the Internet, its inoperability makes it difficult to automatic installation drivers. Fortunately, drivers for a network card, like any other device, can be installed into the system by first recording them onto removable media.

1. Write down the network adapter drivers by first downloading them from the manufacturer’s website onto a flash drive or CD. If you downloaded the drivers as a zip archive, be sure to extract it. If the drivers were not downloaded from the official website, then check the archive for viruses.
2. Connect the media to the computer, make sure that it is read normally and displayed in Explorer. Then open Device Manager by entering the command devmgmt.msc in the Run window.
   The device manager is launched using the command in the “Run” window
3. Expand the “Other devices” branch and find “ Network controller" or "Unknown device" with a yellow exclamation mark icon. This will be your network card for which no drivers are installed. Exclamation mark indicates that the device cannot start normally.
   Installing drivers for an unknown device (network card) begins by selecting this very device in the “Device Manager”
4. From the context menu, go to “Update drivers”. In “Properties” you can start updating device drivers
5. In the Driver Update window, select manual installation.
   Select manual update to point the system to the path to the files
6. Specify the path to the removable media with the network card driver package and click the “Next” button.
   Specify the system path to the folder with driver files
7. Within a few minutes, the drivers will be installed and your network card will start working.

Using the DriverPack Solution service, you can install the missing drivers automatically, without wasting time searching, downloading and installing. The DriverPack Online version downloads almost instantly and does not take up much disk space.

Video: how to install a network adapter driver without Internet access

Setting up a network card

Most ISPs practice completely automatic setup client network card, but in some cases it may be necessary additional customization network adapters. This could be using two channels from different providers, distributing 3G Internet using a computer without using a router, setting up Wi-Fi repeaters and other work scenarios. This is especially true for configurations with multiple network cards.

How to find out the network card settings - IP address, MAC address and IP address of the provider gateway and change them

In most cases, the IP address, gateway address and DNS server The network card receives automatically from the router (router). And on the provider’s side, a DHCP server is probably running, which will provide your card with settings in automatic mode. But in some cases it may be necessary manual setting these important parameters. The easiest way to do this is through the “Network Connections” window.

1. Open the network snap-in dialog by typing the ncpa.cpl command in the Run window.
   The Network Connections snap-in can be launched via the Run command
2. Select the one you want network adapter and open its context menu.
3. From the menu, select the “Properties” command. This will open a list of services and protocols running on your network card.
   To find out connection properties, right-click on the desired connection
4. In the list of protocols, select " Internet protocol version 4 (TCP/IP v4)" and open it. Open TCP/IP properties to change the address, gateway and DNS server
5. In the window that opens, you can change the following parameters:
6. Save your changes by clicking OK.

Carefully make changes to the network card settings. An error in even one digit will render the network inoperable. In the worst case, you can cause an address conflict with another computer and it will also lose access to the network.

You can view the settings of the network card, as well as its physical (MAC address), using system utilities, which are run from the command line.

Video: how to configure a network card on Windows 7

How to update a network card

Updating network card drivers is almost no different from installing them, except for the location of the network adapter in Device Manager. If an adapter without drivers was in the “Unknown devices” branch, then the working one, as it should, will be located in the “Network adapters” branch.
Normally functioning network cards are located in the “Network adapters” branch

Video: how to update the network driver

Is it possible to create two network cards

In the network life of each user, there may be a need for a second network adapter in the computer. It would seem that it could be simpler: add another card to the expansion slot and you’re done. That's just tablet computer or a netbook cannot be helped in this way; their expansion capabilities are extremely limited. In this case, a virtual network card can help. It will do an excellent job of distributing traffic between two network segments, filtering Internet streams, viewing digital television and other tasks. Adding it is not difficult at all: this feature is preinstalled in the Windows operating system itself.

1. Using the Win+R combination, open a command line window and enter the “Device Manager” launch command in it - mmc devmgmnt.mmc.
2. From top menu select “Actions”, and from it - “Add a new device”.
   "Device Manager" allows you to add a third network card manually
3. In the Add Hardware Wizard, select Manual installation type to access a list of network device drivers.
   The manual type of adding a device will allow you to select a network card from the list of categories
4. From the list of categories, select “Network adapters”, and from there “Microsoft loopback adapter”.
   Microsoft loopback adapter will take over the functions of the second network adapter
5. Click OK. The virtual network card will be added and appear in the Network Connections window.

How to reset all network driver settings

If your Internet suddenly disappears or most web pages do not open, one of the solutions to the problem would be full reset settings and TCP/IP protocol stack.

Video: Resetting TCP/IP protocol settings in Windows 7

How to disable the adapter

To disable a network card, it is best to use Device Manager - standard remedy operating system. Select a card from the “Network adapters” section, and select “Disable” from the top menu of the program. The network card will be turned off instantly; there is no need to restart the computer.
Disabling a network card is done using the “Device Manager”

Disabling the network card will result in a loss of the Internet connection and disconnection from the local network. If you have files open on network drives- be sure to save them before disconnecting the adapter, otherwise the data in them may be damaged or lost.

What to do if you have problems with your network card

Most often, problems arise with wired network adapters, because in multi-story buildings, cable routes are laid by providers in boxes not intended for this purpose, adjacent to the wires high voltage, telephone pairs and cables antenna television. High humidity low temperature have a detrimental effect on the insulation of the wire and sooner or later a breakdown occurs in the cable. The cause of the breakdown can also be caused by high voltage current during a thunderstorm or from higher voltage neighbors. It's rare that a network card can survive such an adventure. It either burns out completely, or begins to behave incorrectly, in cable industry jargon - “glitch”.
A high voltage discharge passing through the cable led to the destruction of the integrated network card chip

The network adapter does not have valid IP settings

A very common problem caused by incorrect communication between the router and the network adapter - when the adapter does not have acceptable parameters settings. The result is predictable: network connection becomes inoperable, and the Network Diagnostic Tool displays an error message.

There are several options to fix the error: turn the router on and off; Disconnect the power supply from the router (or turn it off with the button, if there is one), wait 5-10 seconds and turn the router on again. When you restart, the DHCP server is initialized, the problematic network adapter will receive new address IP and the problem will be fixed.

You can also update the IP address programmatically. To do this, enter a couple of lines in the command prompt window: ipconfig /release and ipconfig renew, then close the command prompt window and check whether your network connection is restored.

The last method is to reset and clean up the TCP/IP stack. It may be damaged malware(viruses) or inappropriate use of Internet connection optimizer utilities. Open the Command Prompt window again and enter the following commands (without the semicolon):

• netsh int ip reset;
• nets int tcp reset;
• netsh winsock reset.

After this, restart your computer. Now the network adapter will work correctly.

For lazy users who don't want to bother with a boring command line, Microsoft company has released a utility that will make all the corrections automatically. Download the Netshell program from the Microsoft website, run and follow the instructions of the patch wizard.

The error “This device cannot start is displayed Code 10”

This problem almost never occurs on laptops; desktop computers that can be expanded with PCI cards are susceptible to it. The cause of the error is a conflict between the software resources of the integrated network adapter and one (several) expansion cards in PCI slots.
Expansion cards may conflict with the network adapter and cause it to fail

Remove all cards from the expansion slots and start the computer in this configuration - the error should disappear.

The problem of starting the device can also be resolved by leaving all expansion cards in place, but reinstalling the system from scratch.

The network adapter does not work and will not install

Vulnerability of wired network cards to atmospheric and static electricity often causes adapter failure during thunderstorms, electrical work, or even power surges. Laying extended sections network wire outdoors “through the air” increases the risk of damage several times. If your provider practices laying cable routes along the outside of the building walls, you are at risk. Another rain with lightning or even work welding machine in the entrance may cause your network card to stop working, and trying to install drivers for it will result in an error.

Only replacing the network adapter will solve the problem. For desktop computer - PCI standard, and for a laptop - USB or PCMCIA. A PCMCIA network card will bring your laptop back to life

Try to connect the Internet cable from your provider to the router, and then connect computers to it. After all, the failure of an inexpensive router cannot be compared with the failure of an integrated laptop adapter, or even damage to the entire motherboard.

Windows 7 does not see the network adapter

If the network adapter does not appear in the Network Connections window and is not visible in the Device Manager, as well as in the Unknown Devices section, then probable cause This is due to the failure of the hardware of the network card. Repairing the network adapter integrated into the card is not economically feasible. The best solution The problem will be buying a new network card and installing it in the computer.
An adapter with a PCIx interface can replace not one, but four network cards

A damaged integrated network adapter should be disabled using BIOS setup tools.

Network card settings are lost

When you try to manually register the TCP/IP address of the gateway and DNS server, the settings are not saved, but are reset to default values, that is automatic receipt addresses from the router. The reason may be incorrect removal or reinstallation of a third-party antivirus system with firewall functions.

Reset the TCP/IP protocol and clear its stack. Open a command prompt window and type the following instructions (without the semicolon):

• netsh int ip reset;
• nets int tcp reset;
• netsh winsock reset.

Restart your computer. Now the network adapter will work correctly and all settings will be successfully saved.

A non-working network adapter can put the user in a difficult situation, because it also means no access to the Internet. But a flash drive with a driver, command line utilities and, of course, the Control Panel will help you easily fix all problems and return your computer to full functionality. The same applies to fine adjustments wireless network, eliminating conflicts between network clients and in obtaining the highest possible speed.

If you are reading these lines, then you have probably wondered one thing important issue: how to find and install drivers on Windows or video cards NVidia GeForce, ATI Radeon..? Logically, I should have written several articles to show how to update drivers for free for each of these devices, but this is not required at all, and below we will find out why...

Each of us, computer users, has had or will someday have a problem with finding drivers for certain devices connected to the computer. For example, if you reinstalled operating system, and the disk with the device drivers was lost. Or if, for some reason, the drivers for the device are not installed or they, as they say, have crashed, that is, they have stopped working. As a rule, such difficulties occur with network devices, printers, or video and sound cards. Logically, I should write several articles to show how to update drivers for free for each of these devices, but this is not required at all - in this article I'll show you universal method how to find and correctly install drivers on your computer or Windows laptop- first manually using VEN-DEV codes, and then automatically through the application.

So, we can install drivers on a laptop or computer for free in two ways:

1. Manually, having previously found the model number installed hardware.
2. Automatically - using the DriverPack Solution driver set (Driver Pack Solution).

Of course, it is more correct to install software manually, downloading them first from the manufacturer’s official website, because in this case you will receive guaranteed working drivers for your specific model, which will not glitch or interfere with the operation of the system.

However, for beginners who understand little about this whole computer business, it is easier to use a “magic pill”, the so-called “driver pack”, with which you can update or install from scratch all the missing ones in one go. Windows drivers. It's all about the package Driverpack Solution. But at the same time, you need to understand that the “firewood” that is there will be installed automatically - and it is not known what exactly is installed on your computer and whether it will actually work with the components of your PC. Although, in fairness, it must be said that I myself often resort to using Driverpack Solution and have not yet experienced any serious problems with it. At the same time, using the package is the most real solution when updating the software of components of a computer that is not connected to the Internet.

Installing drivers on a computer manually using Ven-Dev

Let's start with how to install necessary drivers manually by downloading them directly from the Internet. For this we need:

• identify a specific device
• find a driver for it
• and install

Two services will help us in the search - driver.ru and devid.info.

The first one is suitable if you know exactly the manufacturer and model unidentified device. For example, you need to install a driver for an HP 2000cxi printer (in my case). Select the “Printers” section from the catalog, then the manufacturer, model and your operating system. And download the driver file.

The second site will come to the rescue if you do not know the model of the device, for example, the video card that is inside the computer. It would seem difficult, but in fact, finding them will not be difficult either, since each equipment has its own identifier code, by which its name can be determined. To do this, go to the “Start” menu, right-click on “Computer” and select the “Manage” section.

We go to the “Device Manager” subsection, select the one whose ID we want to determine (usually it is referred to as “Unknown device”). I will show it on my video card, which is detected by the computer in order to check how correctly the service will detect it. So, right-click on it and select “Properties”

In a new window, open the “Details” tab and in the drop-down list “Equipment ID”. Here we see several codes that repeat the same value - VEN And DEV, it is they who interest us.

We copy this part of the code, for me it will look like VEN_10DE&DEV_0A34, and paste it into the search form on the site and click “Search”.

In the search results, the name of the equipment and several different sets of drivers for the video card of varying degrees of freshness appear - for me it is an nVideo video card. But before you download them, pay attention to the small tabs - here you need to select your operating system. In the very first firewood for Windows 7 32x, if you have a 64-bit system, or Windows 8, XP or another, then open the appropriate tab. And after that, download the latest driver by update date.

As you can see, the model was determined correctly, so everything is in order - you can safely use this service.

How to properly install drivers for Windows without Internet access?

But what if the computer that needs the update is not connected to the Internet? Then you won’t be able to download anything onto it? Yes and no. In such a case, you should have a removable drive with a complete set Driverpack drivers Solution for famous existing devices, so that you can install them on any computer or laptop at any time.

And you can get it from the website - drp.su. Firstly, here you can also find firewood for unknown devices, using a similar search by ID.

Secondly, you can easily download and install drivers on your laptop specific model. To do this, go to the “For laptops” section, select the manufacturer, model and save the files. But it happens that for a particular model they will be available only in one of standard packages of this service. And all the benefits of this site lie in these packages. We download one of the proposed kit options to install on a USB drive, which we then connect to any computer and easily update and install missing drivers.

We go to the “Download” section and see these sets. They are grouped according to standard capacity usb media:

• Lite for a small flash drive,
• DVD - to size standard disk in format ISO image for ease of recording on blank
• Full - complete set available drivers

There is also a convenient configurator program in which you can select only those devices that you most often have to deal with - for one-time use this is even more expedient.

For everyday work, for convenience, I would recommend downloading the complete set and saving it to removable media. This pack is uploaded to the Internet in the form of a torrent, so you will need a program to download such files.

Now decide on the type of package, download it and then we will get acquainted with its contents. I'll show you with an example Full version. Here we are offered several folders and a file in EXE format, packed in an archive. We pull it all out from there onto an external drive connected via USB and run DriverPackSolution.exe.

The program can also search latest versions for already installed drivers. This is exactly what it will do immediately upon startup, collecting information about the computer to which the flash drive is connected, and will inform you about the result in the main window, where it will be shown how much needs to be updated and how much to install.

Before doing anything, I recommend that you first make a backup copy of the drivers already installed in the system in case the update does not go correctly. This is done in the “Backup” tab, where you need to select the “From the system” item. Backup will be saved on your computer desktop.

After that, we will return to the first tab. Now you can immediately click the “Install and Update” button to launch the application. A new window will open to allow you to select which devices you want to update and which programs you want to update. We make a choice and start the installation.

For complete control over installed updates, you can do this by going into expert mode - in the left column you need to activate the “Settings” checkbox and the corresponding mode. will appear full information, what needs to be updated, what to install again.

That's all - all that remains is to watch my detailed video tutorial on working with this program.

How to update Ven Dev drivers on Windows through the program?

Continuing the topic, I want to show you another convenient special program with which we can easily update everything necessary drivers on Windows computer— SlimDrivers.

The algorithm for its operation is as follows:

1. Detection of models of all computer components
2. Defining Versions latest firmware
3. Verifying them with new firmware using manufacturer databases
4. Creating a system restore point
5. Driver Update

And all this is done for free - no, of course there is, paid option application, which is background automatically searches when connected to the Internet latest updates and installs them, and in Free versions this will have to be done manually. But the question is, do we need it? We'll check it once, install it and it's safe.

How to update Ven/Dev video card driver?

So, download and install this program, and we launch.

We won’t look at the main window for a long time - we’ll immediately press the “Start Scan” button and scan the system.

The number of drivers available for updating will be written in large red numbers. And below them full list. Among huge amount there are drivers for the video card already desired by most readers - NVidia Geforce or Ati Radeon(underline as appropriate). The same goes for a network card, Bluetooth adapter, sound card (I have two of them - an internal Realtek one and an external Creative one) and so on.

After this, click on the “Download Update” link next to each item one by one. Let's do this for the very first one.
After clicking on the link, the program will ask whether to create a system restore point. We agree by clicking “Yes”, in case something goes wrong, so that we can roll back to previous state.

All we have to do is wait for it to finish and restart the computer. I recommend rebooting after each update so that all changes are successfully applied.

How to remove Ven Dev driver?

But in this article we will not limit ourselves to just installing and updating the driver. What if I have to remove drivers on Windows? For example, from the same video card or an unused printer? To do this, let's download another wonderful program - Driver Sweeper.

It’s also easy to use—download, install, launch.

To begin with, you can translate it into Russian in the “Language” section.
In the main program window - the names of manufacturers and types of equipment for which drivers are installed on your computer. If among the missing there are those that are no longer needed, then put a tick in front of them.

Then click “Clean” or “Cleaning” in the Russian version. A new window will display a list of data entered in the registry. We confirm the deletion and wait. After finishing, we will again be asked to restart Windows, which we will do for the changes to take effect.

Here they are convenient programs, used to remove or update drivers on Windows. Lastly, look at my detailed lesson on working with these utilities and don’t forget to subscribe to blog updates - another article about installing drivers has already been written and planned, but only offline if the computer does not have access to the Internet. So wait for now!