Updating video card drivers. Installing drivers using standard Windows tools

We have already dealt with how to reinstall, restore, roll back and uninstall the operating system. Now it’s time to start talking about setup, namely, like on Windows 7.

What is a driver

So, let's assume that you decide to reinstall your operating system yourself. You succeeded, and you wanted to, say, play a game. You install it, but it doesn't start. Look at the settings - the video card does not fit (although this has not happened before). The user will immediately begin to panic or rack his brains - why did this happen? But the answer is simple: a pure operating system does not have drivers. On Windows 7, some of them are installed automatically, but, as a rule, the most basic ones are installed.

So what is a special software package that helps a computer initialize a particular device. For example, when you first connect a flash drive to your “iron friend”, you can notice how the operating system “searches” for it and produces automatic installation necessary drivers. And in general, in order for any device to work with your system, you need to promptly search for and install these packages.

Automatic updates

But on Windows 7? Once you install the operating system, you have an excellent opportunity to download the necessary packages for comfortable work at the computer (standard set, the so-called minimum) automatically. To do this, you will need to find the Center and open it. Remember: you will need an Internet connection to work. When you use it for the first time, the update center will “say” that it will first update itself and then restart. After this, the computer will begin searching for updates. He will divide them into important and unimportant. Look at which of the found updates you need (drivers are usually written at the very top, in italics), check the box, download through the update center and wait for them to install. After this, end the session (log off or reboot) and everything will be ready to go.

Disk

Of course, you can update drivers for Windows 7 using an installation disk that already contains the necessary packages. It may come separately from the “system installer”, or maybe everything you need is already on your disk drive. You can check. Paste installation disk with Windows, then go to “Computer”. There, click on the corresponding disk icon “open” and see what folders are present. There should be something like DRIVERS. If this is not the case, then look for it. separate disk with drivers. Quite often it is included with the purchased computer and operating system. When you find the disk, select the drivers for Windows 7 and install them. Reboot your computer again and you'll be done. By the way, if someone has already installed a printer at home at least once, they are well acquainted with installation disks.

Programs

Sometimes for comfort and fast work at the computer you may need whole package drivers for Windows 7. In order not to rack your brains once again about where to find them (and for the safety of your “iron friend”), it is best to resort to help specialized programs to search and update drivers.

Find similar utilities possible on the Internet. In general, there are a huge number of them. There are paid and free versions. Which ones are better? It's hard to say. on Windows 7, using any search and installation program will become much easier. You will need the Internet and a running program. Just click on “search” and wait for the verification and search to take place necessary packages. After that, just select the ones you think you need and install them. The whole process will take you from 15 to 30 minutes.

With your own hands

In order to fully know how to update drivers on Windows 7, you cannot ignore such a method as independent search and installation. TO this process you must approach it with extreme caution - many viruses are often disguised as drivers. To update them yourself, you need to discover which ones you need. After that, feel free to search the Internet. Pay attention to what version you have operating system. Here even the bit depth plays a huge role. Otherwise, the driver will be incompatible with the system. As a result, only occupied space on the hard drive will appear.

When everything you need is downloaded, just run installation file. After that, follow the instructions and wait for the installation to complete. In fact, if you download drivers from the websites of manufacturers of this or that equipment, then you don’t have to worry about your computer. When the installation is complete, just restart your computer again. Now you know how to update drivers on Windows 7. Good job and updates!

To do this, the computer must already have the files necessary for installation. That is, you will have to surf the Internet yourself and look for them. Most often this is done for devices that do not accept drivers in another way: monitors, serial buses And so on. This is done as follows:

How to update manually

Here we need to select the appropriate device to update. Let's take a video card as an example:

Automatic update

This method differs in that you don’t have to search the Internet and download anything. The system will do necessary actions herself. We will need the following:

Programs for installation and updating

There are a lot of them on the Internet now. And it’s very convenient. Why search for drivers when you can download the program and it will find and install what you need, all we have to do is click on the next button and select the ones we need from the proposed drivers. Let's look at a few similar programs.

DriverPack Solution

This is the most convenient and modern software. Among her peers she has no equal. It contains a large number of tools. About 40 million users are already using this software and every day the number of such people is only increasing.

Eat two versions:

Online. It weighs little and performs all actions via the Internet. That is, it detects computer devices and searches for drivers on the Internet, and if necessary, downloads and installs them.
Offline. This version contains a huge database of drivers. It will install without the Internet necessary drivers. But there is one drawback - it weighs a lot. After all, it already contains all the drivers.

Complete utility Russified, which will not pose any difficulties in using it. It also offers to download and install a standard set of utilities necessary for using a computer. For example, a browser, archiver, player, etc. For some, this is a real find. Since after reinstallation Windows will only remain run program, and it will do everything itself. And one more thing advantage speed, literally in 15 minutes (if available good internet) everything will be ready.

Driver Genius

Basics advantage of this program - removing drivers. Otherwise, it is almost identical to the previous one. The interface, system data, etc., everything is almost the same. However Driver Genius contains much more extensive database data than DriverPack Solution. She has a huge minus- update. To use it you need full version, but it's not free.

Snappy Driver Installer

This software is completely free and also portable. It differs from the others in its special way of loading drivers, as well as installing them. The program contains the most large driver database, more than any other similar program. Snappy Driver Installer is in Russian and also has a convenient filter. This makes working with the program enjoyable.

These are the main programs, in fact there are many more of them, but they are not as popular as these.

If you need to install drivers for any device, you do not have to look for them on official websites or install special software. To install the software, just use the built-in Windows utility. We will tell you today how to correctly install software using this utility.

Below we will describe in detail how to launch the mentioned utility, and also talk about its advantages and disadvantages. In addition, we will consider in more detail all its functions and the possibility of their use. Let's proceed directly to the description of the actions.

One of the advantages of this method of installing drivers is the fact that no additional utilities or there is no need to install programs. To update the software, just do the following:

Automatic search

The specified search type will allow the utility to perform all the actions independently, without your intervention. Moreover, the search will be carried out both on your computer and on the Internet.

Manual installation

Using this type of search you can also install drivers for required device. The difference between this method and the previous one is that when manual search you will need a pre-loaded driver on your computer. In other words, look for necessary files you will have to do it manually on the Internet or on other storage media. Most often, software is installed in this way for and other devices that do not accept drivers differently. To use this search you need to do the following:

Forced installation of software

Sometimes situations arise when the equipment flatly refuses to accept installed drivers. This can be caused by absolutely any reason. In this case, you can try the following actions:

In the window for selecting the type of driver search for the required equipment, click on "Manual search".

In the next window you will see a line at the very bottom "Select a driver from the list already installed drivers» . Click on it.

Next, a window will appear asking you to select a driver. Above the selection area is the line "Only compatible devices» and a check mark next to it. Let's remove this checkbox.

After that Workspace will be divided into two parts. On the left you need to indicate the manufacturer of the device, and on the right - the model. To continue, click the button "Further".

Please note that you need to select from the list the device that you actually have. Otherwise, you will see a message about possible risks.

Note that in practice there are situations when, in order to revive a device, you have to take similar steps and risks. But still, you must be careful. If the selected hardware and equipment are compatible, then such a message will not appear.
Next, the process of installing the software and applying the settings will begin. At the end, you will see a window with the following text on the screen.

You just need to close this window. After this, a message will appear indicating that the system needs to be rebooted. We save all the information on a computer or laptop, and then in this window we press the button "Yes".

After the system reboots, your device will be ready to use.

These are all the nuances that you should know about if you decide to use the built-in Windows utility to update drivers. We have repeatedly repeated in our lessons that it is better to look for drivers for any devices first of all on official websites. And such methods should be used as a last resort, when other methods are powerless. Moreover, these methods may not always help.

Read about when you need to update the driver of a particular device and how to do it correctly. If you decide to update the drivers of your PC, then the best way is to obtain drivers from the Center Windows updates or your device manufacturer's website.

Drivers are software that Windows uses to communicate with your computer's hardware. They are created by device developers and can be obtained on the developer’s official website. They send them to Microsoft for testing and signing, so they can also be received via Update centre Windows. With modern operating systems you don't have to worry about updating them, but sometimes you may need to latest version, if suddenly something does not work correctly. There are many third party utilities to update drivers, for example, DriverPack Solution, but we do not recommend using them.

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Do you need driver updates?

In general, it is not recommended to update drivers unless there is a reason to do so. The ones already installed on your computer probably work well. Even if there is a newer version, the difference will not be noticeable when installing. No need to worry about having your computer installed latest drivers for each PC component.

There are really good reasons to update your drivers. In particular, gamers support their graphics drivers as up to date as possible to ensure better graphics performance and reduce errors in modern games. In other cases, the latest version may be required if the hardware throws an error and blocks the system from starting.

If you decide to update, do not use the driver update utility to do this. It's better to go to the developer's official website. Or with the help Windows Update.

How to update hardware drivers using Windows Update

Even if you install your own drivers, the OS may automatically overwrite them when a new version is available. Using Update centre, you can forget about such a process as searching and updating drivers, it will do it for you. View latest updated drivers you can go to Menu / Settings / Update and Security / Windows Update.

Click View the log of installed updates

A window will open where you can view all updates or delete them.

The only drivers that Windows 10 may not update well are graphics drivers.

To check and update graphics drivers, you can use the utility that is installed along with the drivers. NVIDIA, AMD, as well as Intel provide these, they will automatically check and download Latest updates graphics drivers. Just open the app NVIDIA GeForce, AMD Radeon or graphic panel Intel Management– depending on what is installed on your computer. They are often found in the system tray, or can be found using quick search on the menu "Start". The OS will not automatically update graphics drivers every time NVIDIA or AMD release new version. According to this, people playing computer games, you need to take care of it yourself.

By going to the developer's website, look for the driver download page a certain model equipment. In most cases, this is a web page with a long list of drivers that you can download. By date, you can figure out which ones are more recent.

How to update drivers for Windows computer 7, independently, manually.

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operating room Windows system 7, or, as it is also affectionately called, seven, has appealed to many users. It is so convenient and easy to use that people are in no hurry to switch, even to the top ten, despite the fact that the licensed operating system Windows system 10 was distributed free of charge.

However, sooner or later, everything becomes outdated and stops working normally, even the seven is no exception. If you do not update the operating system and drivers in time, then various problems begin.

In principle, if the Windows Seven OS is licensed, then you have the automatic tracking and updating of the system checked, then there should be no problems. The system itself will determine which driver should be updated for correct operation.

But what to do if you have a ban on automatic updates? Today we will deal with this issue, and I will tell you how to reinstall drivers for Windows 7.

First of all, let me explain in simple language What is a driver and what is it for?

Driver

The driver is an intermediary between the equipment connected to the computer and the operating system.

In other words, without the appropriate driver, the operating system will not be able to recognize, for example, the same mouse, or printer, and other equipment and components. For example, to detect a video card you also need a special driver.

When the driver becomes outdated, the system stops recognizing components and malfunctions begin. That is, a driver is a program that provides normal work devices.

And each device has its own driver. When you buy equipment for a laptop or computer, most often they sell you a disk with software, which shows the system what kind of device it is and what functions it performs.

Driver Update

As I already said, if you have licensed Windows and the option to automatically update the system is checked, then there will be no need to reinstall and update drivers. The system itself will do all the work for you.

In the event that the system does not update automatically, it is required manual update drivers. What are we going to do now?

First you need to go to the control room of everyone installed devices located on the control panel.

A window with a list of devices will open. One by one, right-click on each device and select the option to update drivers.

If there is no such item, then click on properties, then select the driver, then update.

Please indicate only automatic search, driver update, the system itself will find the appropriate software.

Your Windows 7 operating system will independently find and then replace the required driver. However, that’s not all, so you changed the driver on one device, and in order to replace all the drivers on your Windows 7 computer, you should do the same steps with all devices from the list.