Guide | How To How To Automatically Update drivers using Windows’ Device Manager

[Jack]

Windows Device manager shows you each piece of hardware and gives you the option to update the drivers. To update drivers with Device Manager:
1. Press the Start button

2.In the Search Box type update drivers, and click Update device drivers.

3.Right click the device you’d like to update and click Update Driver Software

4.Select Search automatically for updated driver software

5.If a driver is available, you can download it and install it.

 

[usmangujjar]

for every device, my PC says Already Up to date drivers.

 

[KaptainBug]

Once when I didn't have internet connection, even then the update said I have the latest driver. So I doubt if this even works.

 

[usmangujjar]

may there is already up to date drivers for my pc.

 

[Aura]

This was useful back in the days if I may say (Windows XP time), but right now, it's pretty much useless. You'll either end up with random drivers that are months behind or (in 95%) of the situations, it will tell you that your drivers are already up to date, even if there's none or the wrong ones are installed.

I would rather download my laptop/computer/hardware manufacturer official drivers rather than doing this because in the end, Windows will tell me that my drivers are up to date (even then they aren't) and I'll have to do that anyway.

An interesting option however is "Update drivers" and "Choose drivers location manually", THIS is very useful when you install drivers that came with an .exe wrapper and you extracted them from that wrapper or that the .exe installer fails (like Realtek and their Deep Sleep Mode error message).

 

[Deleted member 178]

that is a 3-year old thread lol

i observe some people likes forum-archaeology

 

[Aura]

that is a 3-year old thread lol

i observe some people likes forum-archaeology

Well, I'm reviewing the Windows-based tutorials to see if they are accurate or not, lol. Sorry about that.

 

[nero]

OMG the trick is working on win8.Thanks Jack.

 

[donetao]

OMG the trick is working on win8.Thanks Jack.

Hi ! I'm glad it worked for you! The best place to get drivers is from your PC manufacture. I have found that to be the best way.
If this works for you, that's great! IMHO don't update drivers if it ain't broke! Windows will usually up date needed drivers.
May I ask why you think you need to up date drivers on W8??

Drivers downloaded from the manufacturer will be the most tested and up to date available. The manufacturer is almost always the original source of any driver you find anywhere else so why not download it from the source

FYI In 13 minutes, I will have been a member of MT for one week!
PS Some manufactures will scan your PC and give you the up dates!

 

[donetao]

I just type my make and model in Google and here are all the drivers for my Toshiba lap top.
Now isn't that easy??
http://support.toshiba.com/support/modelHome?freeText=3025651