Are there any SAFE!!!!!!!!!!!!! driver updating applications?

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Are there any SAFE!!!!!!!!!!!!! driver updating applications?

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Are there any ~~Safe~~ driver updating applications that can update my drivers FOR me?

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Answer 1

Hello Jayden,

I'm Jin, a fellow Windows 10 user and an independent advisor.

The safest way to update drivers are by downloading it through the device's manufacturer website. You can also update through device manager.

Via Device Manager:

Press Windows key + R, type devmgmt.msc then hit Enter.
Right-click on the driver.
Select Update this driver.

For 3rd party software updater, you can try <removed by Moderator>

This is a non-Microsoft website which would provide accurate and safe information. Watch out for ads on the site which are frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). There is no need to buy paid products to fix your computers as they do more harm than good sometimes. Usage of 3rd party programs at your own risk.

Kind regards.

Answer 2

I have not found a trustworthy driver updater software.

And as long as everything is working well on a PC you do not really need to constantly update all driver.

Most come sooner or later automatically over Windows update as the manufacturer share their updates with Microsoft.

Driver updater are an idea from 10 years ago, and times have changed.

Answer 3

I do not recommend that you use any Registry Cleaners, Optimizers, Driver Updaters, Tune -Up utilities, etc.

They may do more harm to your operating system than any good that they claim to be able to do.

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Device driver:

https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/d/driver.htm

You normally only replace/reinstall drivers if you are having a problem with the existing ones or you require newer features that a newly released driver for a particular device would give you.

A lot of released drivers have never been updated since the year that they were released, but the devices they are for still work correctly.

You should obtain your Driver Software from your Computer or Hardware Manufacturer, not through Windows Update (except for Microsoft Hardware Updates), as Microsoft normally does nor have those latest Drivers available as Microsoft relies on the 3rd Party Hardware Manufacturer to supply them.

Go to your Computer or Hardware Manufacture's website > Driver and Software Support Section > look up your Computer or Hardware Model number > then your Operating System > locate the correct Drivers > download and install them.

Driver Downloads:

Acer:

http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/drivers

Advent:

http://www.adventcomputers.co.uk/product-downloads

Alienware:

http://support.alienware.com/Support\_Pages/Restricted\_Pages/driver\_downloads.aspx

Asus:

http://www.asus.com/support

Dell:

http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/ProductSelector

eMachines: