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We can use Windows Update to automatically get updated and recommended drivers for hardware devices on a Windows device.
Windows can automatically download recommended drivers for the hardware and devices connected to a system by using Windows Update. Using the latest updated drivers makes sure all the hardware and devices work properly.
What is Drivers?
A driver is a software that allows a Windows device to communicate with hardware devices. Without drivers, devices that connect to a Windows device don't know how to communicate with Windows and they don't work properly. Examples of devices that use drivers to communicate with a Windows device are Mice, Keyboards, Printers, Scanners, External drives, and Video cards.
Using Windows Update, Windows can automatically check if there are drivers available for new devices that are connected to a Windows device. For devices previously connected to a Windows device, updated drivers might also become available. These drivers can also be installed via Windows Update.
How to use Windows Update to install and update drivers?
To use Windows Update to install and update drivers,
- Right-click on the Start menu and then select Settings.
- In Settings, click on Update & Security.
- In Update & Security, click on Windows Update.
- In Windows Update, click on Advanced options.
- In the Advance options window that opens, under Update options, make sure to Receive updates for other Microsoft products when you update Windows is switched On.
- In the top left corner of the Advance options window, select the back arrow ← next to Settings.
- In the Windows Update window, select the Check for updates button.
- Once available updates populate, install all available updates.
- If under the Check for updates button there's a View optional updates link, then
Select the View optional updates link.
Select all driver updates.
Then select the Download and Install button. - After all updates are finished installing, restart the Windows device by right-clicking on the Start menu and then selecting Shutdown or Sign out then Restart. Restart the Windows device even if none of the updates require a restart.
We can also check the manufacturer's site for drivers if Windows Update isn't able to find either drivers or updated drivers for a device.
Source: Microsoft
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