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<blockquote data-quote="roger_m" data-source="post: 1074539" data-attributes="member: 31436"><p>Unless you're having issues with a specific device, there's often no need to keep drivers updated. While DriverMax won't always provide the correct drivers, the same is true for every driver update tool, other than ones provided by PC manufacturers. However I've tested ever driver updater and PC HelpSoft Driver Updater and Driver Easy generally do a better job than other driver tools at finding the right drivers.</p><p></p><p>The leftovers shouldn't matter. If you're worried about leftovers, use HiBit Uninstaller, Revo, or another uninstaller to uninstall apps, so they can scan for leftovers after running the normal uninstaller. Yes, DriverMax is sometimes classified as a PUP, but so are most driver update tools, including Driver Booster. If an app is classified as a PUP or adware, it doesn't mean too much as PUPs aren't malicious. Some of the reasons that apps can be classifieds as PUPs or adware, is if the publisher makes exaggerated claims about their software, or the software displays ads. For example, publishers of driver update software will often claim that keeping drivers updated will make your computer run faster and fix crashes and BSODs. But the reality is that very often, there's very little benefit gained from keeping drivers up to date and also a significant risk of doing so causing issues, due to sometimes installing the wrong drivers, or buggy drivers. While Driver Booster, does a pretty good job of finding the right drivers, it does not always find the right drivers, just like other driver update tools.</p><p></p><p>One thing worth noting about PC HelpSoft Driver updater (which is published under many different names) and Driver Easy, is that they try to find the customised drivers released by your PC manufacturer, rather than the drivers released by the device manufacturers. The following provides an explanation.</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.drivereasy.com/another-product-updates-more-drivers-than-driver-easy-why/[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="roger_m, post: 1074539, member: 31436"] Unless you're having issues with a specific device, there's often no need to keep drivers updated. While DriverMax won't always provide the correct drivers, the same is true for every driver update tool, other than ones provided by PC manufacturers. However I've tested ever driver updater and PC HelpSoft Driver Updater and Driver Easy generally do a better job than other driver tools at finding the right drivers. The leftovers shouldn't matter. If you're worried about leftovers, use HiBit Uninstaller, Revo, or another uninstaller to uninstall apps, so they can scan for leftovers after running the normal uninstaller. Yes, DriverMax is sometimes classified as a PUP, but so are most driver update tools, including Driver Booster. If an app is classified as a PUP or adware, it doesn't mean too much as PUPs aren't malicious. Some of the reasons that apps can be classifieds as PUPs or adware, is if the publisher makes exaggerated claims about their software, or the software displays ads. For example, publishers of driver update software will often claim that keeping drivers updated will make your computer run faster and fix crashes and BSODs. But the reality is that very often, there's very little benefit gained from keeping drivers up to date and also a significant risk of doing so causing issues, due to sometimes installing the wrong drivers, or buggy drivers. While Driver Booster, does a pretty good job of finding the right drivers, it does not always find the right drivers, just like other driver update tools. One thing worth noting about PC HelpSoft Driver updater (which is published under many different names) and Driver Easy, is that they try to find the customised drivers released by your PC manufacturer, rather than the drivers released by the device manufacturers. The following provides an explanation. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.drivereasy.com/another-product-updates-more-drivers-than-driver-easy-why/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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