Drivers are tiny programs that allow the computer to function with different devices. These devices can include printers, scanners, mice, keyboards, USB drives and much more. Without the right drivers installed, your computer would be useless and nought would function.
As you can see, drivers are extremely important for the correct functioning of your PC. Unfortunately over time, they can become damaged, go missing or just go out-of-date. If you are not updating your drivers, then your PC is in all likelihood not operating as well as it could. One of the key steps to improving PC performance is fixing drivers.
In days gone by , updating drivers could be a real pain. You had to identify which devices required the updates and then start searching for these on the internet . It could take a long time . However, there are now some great applications available that can fully scan your computer and not only identify which drivers to fix, but the software will download and install the correct drivers for you. This whole process only takes a few minutes!! Now it’s possible to keep your computer up-to-date and optimized all the time.
Driver update apps can update all of the drivers on your PC. It will first perform a scan and check against a massive driver database. Once it identifies which drivers need updating or fixing, you just check the boxes for the drivers you want and it gets done instantly .
You can quickly update any type of drivers including:
- Printers
- Scanners
- Motherboard
- BIOS
- Modem
- Video Drivers
- Sound Drivers
- USB Drivers
- and much more!
The alternate to finding the correct drivers is to search the manufacturer websites. If you plan to do this, you will first need to find out the exact name and details of the device. From there, you can visit the manufacturer site and hopefully they will have a search function. Just put in the details and it should bring up downloads for related drivers. Alternatively, just put the device name into a search engine. Another tip is to always keep your PC driver CDs. If you ever have to re-install the OS , you will need to re-install all of the drivers.
For updating and fixing drivers, we highly recommend a third party tool such as Driver Detective or Driver Genius. You can search or download drivers at All Driver Updates.