Automatic Driver Update
A driver is an essential program used by an operating system
, such as Windows, to allow us to use devices that are attached to our computers. Examples of hardware that utilize these drivers are your digital camera, printer, sound system, and even your USB. A driver allows you to simply "plug and play" a device, because it allows communication between your operating system and your hardware. These drivers are continually being updated, to work out the kinks in the program, remove bugs, and to install new and improved features for your device. But to keep track of all these updates, an automatic driver update is necessary. In today's fast-paced environment, it would be too troublesome and time-consuming to download the updates for each and every device, whenever a new update becomes available. This ensures that the performance your device is free from errors, and is always up to speed.Before you update your driver, you first want to run a thorough check of the driver first. Make sure that the driver that you are about to download is the latest version. When a manufacturer creates a new version of the driver, they usually assign a number to it. Check that number with the one that you currently own. If follows that a driver with a higher number, is newer than a version with a lower number. Also check if the driver that you are about to install is compatible with the device. A manufacturer usually names these drivers in accordance to the devices that it has released, so you should have very little problem with checking compatibility.
Also check on what kind of driver you are about to download. There are two types of drivers; one is an automatic driver update, which simply downloads the newest version, installs it, and prompts you to restart your computer for the changes to take place. The other type is a manual update, and it is necessary for you to toggle with it and adjust its settings via the control panel of your operating system.
The easiest way to find the most current driver for your device is to run it through an internet search engine, just to be sure. The search results usually display the manufacturer's official website. In addition to this, multiple search items will arise, so you can have your pick on where to download your updates safely, and without any problems. This will come in handy if for some reason you are unable to locate the link to download your driver on the manufacturer's website. Other sites also include multiple drivers for multiple products, so you don't have to bounce back and forth from one website to another, and you can simply download everything on just one website.
With an automatic driver update, all you have to do is click on the link, and a prompt will appear if you wish to download a file. Download and save that file into your hard disk. Once that's finished, all that's left to do is to run the file that you've downloaded, and to follow its instructions. Be wary though, some updates contain bugs and errors themselves, and you might want to save the driver for your last update, just to be sure that you have a back-up, just in case something goes wrong.
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by: Coliesh