How to Update Your Graphics Driver

Updating your graphics driver can help resolve existing software problems and enhance your experience as a user. In most cases, you can update your graphics driver via routine automatic or manual software updates. Click on the 'Start'...

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Updating Graphics Drivers Automatically in Windows

  1. How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 1How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 1 Click on the 'Start' button.
  2. How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 2How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 2 Type 'update' into the search box and select 'Windows Update' from the available options. The Control Panel will open.
  3. How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 3How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 3 Click on 'Check for updates' in the left pane of Control Panel. A list of available updates will display on-screen.
  4. How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 4How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 4 Review the list of updates to find updates for hardware devices, including your graphics card.
  5. How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 5How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 5 Place a checkmark next to the graphics driver that needs updating, then click on 'OK.'
  6. How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 6How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 6 Click on 'Install updates.' Windows will update your graphics driver.[1]

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Updating Graphics Drivers Manually in Windows

  1. How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 7How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 7 Click on the 'Start' button and select 'Control Panel.'
  2. How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 8How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 8 Click on 'System and Security,' then click on 'Device Manager.'
  3. How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 9How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 9 Review the list of hardware categories to find the name of your graphics card.
  4. How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 10How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 10 Double-click on the name of your graphics card.
  5. How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 11How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 11 Click on the 'Driver' tab, then click on 'Update Driver.'
  6. How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 12How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 12 Follow the on-screen prompts to update your graphics driver manually.

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Updating Graphics Drivers on Mac OS X

  1. How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 13How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 13 Click on the Apple menu and select 'App Store.'
    1. If using an earlier version of Mac OS X, select 'Software Update.'
  2. How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 14How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 14 Click on 'Updates' at the top of the App Store window. A list of all available updates will display on-screen.
  3. How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 15How to Update Your Graphics Driver Picture 15 Click on 'Update All,' or click on 'Update' to the right of 'Software Update.' Your computer will update your graphics driver as needed.[2]
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