How to update drivers windows 10

This method does not require you to download any software or driver files. You simply turn on your computer and use this win 10 driver update method.

How to auto update drivers win 10

1. Turn on Windows Update

To perform the automatic updater driver win 10, first of all, you need to make sure your computer has turned on the Windows Update function. If not, you can follow the instructions below.

First go to Windows search box and type  services . Then press Enter to open the Windows Sevices window.

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When the Sevices window opens, find the Windows Update line near the bottom of the list. Then double-click the left mouse button to open Windows Update.

How to update drivers windows 10 Picture 2 Find the Windows Update line to turn on Update

The Windows Update window opens. You can see on your computer it has the word Disabled which means it is disabled. You click on it to change.

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Change the Windows Update mode from Disabled to Manual. You choose the Manual line.

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Finally, click OK to save the above changes. So you have finished turning on Windows Update function on Windows 10.

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2. Update driver win 10 automatically

There are 2 ways to update driver automatically win 10.

The first way is to partially update the driver win 10. That means the computer lacks any driver, you just update that driver. You can use this method to update drivers with a yellow exclamation mark.

The second way is to enable full Windows updates. This is the answer to the question, does Windows 10 automatically recognize the driver? Then the computer not only updates the missing driver, but also updates other Windows updates. This is the reason why Win 10 recognizes the driver itself as we often see.

However, I recommend this method should only be done on win 10. Win 7 is completely different. Updating the driver for Windows 7 through Windows Update will be much more prone to errors. You should not do how to update the driver for Windows 7 with Windows Update.

3. How to partially update the Windows 10 driver

The first step to partially update the Windows 10 driver is to right click on the computer icon (This PC) and select Manage.

How to update drivers windows 10 Picture 6 The first step to perform how to update driver Windows 10 open part Manage

When Computer Management opens, select Device Manager.

How to update drivers windows 10 Picture 7 Continue to select Device Manager

In the list of drivers, select the driver that you need to update. These drivers, if missing, will have an exclamation mark. Staying on my computer, though not an update yet, is not without a driver. There should be no yellow exclamation mark.

How to update drivers windows 10 Picture 8 Select the driver to install

Here I want to update drier discrete video card for laptop. I select NVIDIA Quadro K1100M series, left click and select Update driver.

How to update drivers windows 10 Picture 9 Right-click the driver to install and select Update driver

The computer will give you 2 options. The first option is to find and update drivers from the internet. The second option is to update from an existing file on your computer. Please choose the first option.

How to update drivers windows 10 Picture 10 Then you select the line Find and update the driver

Then the computer will find and update the driver automatically for you. You just have to wait for the driver to be updated.

How to update drivers windows 10 Picture 11 The computer is automatically downloading and installing the driver

4. How to update the whole Windows 10 driver

If you have just installed Windows 10, then there will be a lot of drivers missing. If you use the way to update the driver win 10 in part as above, it will take a lot of work. You can update the Windows 10 drive all at once as instructed below.

First you need to open the Windows Settings window.

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In the Windows Settings window, select the Update & Security function  .

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In Windows Update, the computer will tell us the status of driver updates. Click Install now to install the missing driver for the computer.

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You can see that the computer is downloading the missing drivers.

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How to Install or Update the Best Windows 10 Driver!

1. Install the driver through Windows Update

This is one of the most reliable ways. Because the data packages during  Windows 10 Update  are checked and verified by Microsoft. It may take a while for hardware manufacturers to roll out an update on  Windows Update , but this is still the simplest and most recommended way.

Perform:

1. Open Settings on Windows 10 using Windows key  + i .
2. Select  Update & Security.
3. Select  Windows Update
4. Select  Check for updates

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After these steps, the  drivers  will be updated if the latest version is released from the hardware manufacturer. The system will automatically download and install.

2. Update Driver via Device Manager

Device Manager  is part of system management, and it's available in  Windows 10 .

Perform:

1. Step 1. Open  Start .
2. Step 2. Search for  Device Manager  and select the first result
3. Step 3. Double-click on the hardware branch for which you want to update the driver
4. Step 4. Right-click on the hardware and select  Update drive r

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Step 5. Click  Search automatically for updated driver software

How to update drivers windows 10 Picture 18 Automatically search and update Driver online

After completing the steps, if a new update is available then Device Manager will download and install it automatically.

3. Use the updater from the device supplier.

In case the  Driver is  not available via  Windows Update  because it is too new or only available in beta. You will need  to manually download and install it from the manufacturer's website .

You need to follow the manufacturer's instructions on their website. Usually, after completing the instructions you will download a file in the form of  '.exe'  and install them.

Perform:

1. Step 1. Open  Start .
2. Step 2. Search for  Device Manager  and select the first result
3. Step 3. Double-click on the hardware branch for which you want to update the driver
4. Step 4. Right-click on the hardware and select  Update drive r

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Step 5. Click  Browse my computer for driver software

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Step 6. Click  Browse

Step 7. Select the main folder with your driver file and press the OK button 

Step 8. Check the box  Include subfolders  to let the Wizard find the exact .inf file   with the driver and click  Next

Upon completing these steps, the wizard will detect and install new drivers on your computer.

4. Update Graphics Card on Windows 10

It's generally not advisable to update the driver unless it's necessary. Graphics manufacturers are always rolling out updates to improve the experience and assist with rendering and fixing problems with the game.

If you need the latest update for your graphics card, instead of waiting for  Windows Update , you can use the  Graphics control panel  available from  Nvidia, AMD, and Intel  to download and install the latest drivers.

You can use the links below to download software corresponding to your brand:

1. Nvidia GeForce Experience
2. AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition
3. Intel Driver & Support Assistant

After downloading the application corresponding to the Graphics Card, easy installation with  Next .

How to update drivers windows 10 Picture 21 applications  graphics control panel  from the manufacturer after installation

Download the graphics card manually

One way to manually update the latest graphics card from the manufacturer is to download files from their web. Download link below

1. Nvidia 
2. AMD
3. Intel

Kareem Winters

Update 03 September 2020