DEVICE
DRIVERS
Device Drivers
A device driver is a small piece of
software that tells the operating
system and other software how to
communicate with a piece of
hardware.
Device Drivers
Therefore, a device is disabled
without a driver.
HOW DOES IT WORKS?
Drivers may be required for
internal components, such as video
cards and optical media drives, as
well as external peripherals, such
as printers and monitors.
HOW DOES IT WORKS?
But most modern hardware is
"plug and play," meaning the
devices will work without requiring
driver installation.
HOW DOES IT WORKS?
Driver is the linker of a certain
hardware to computer. A hardware
without driver is like a airplane
without a pilot. It is still a machine
but it does not act like a machine
itself.
WHAT DEVICES NEED DRIVERS?
✓ Card reader ✓ Scanner
✓ Controller
✓ Sound card
✓ Modem
✓ Motherboard chipset ✓ Tape drive
✓ Network card ✓ USB devices
✓ Printer ✓ Video card
WHAT DEVICES MAY NOT NEED DRIVERS?
✓ CPU ✓ Mouse
✓ Disc drive ✓ Monitor
✓ Fan ✓ Power supply
✓ Hard drive ✓ RAM
✓ Heat sink ✓ Speakers
✓ Joystick ✓ Thumb drive
✓ Keyboard ✓ UPS
WHAT HAPPENS IF A DRIVER IS NOT
INSTALLED?
For Microsoft Windows users, missing drivers
may cause a driver conflict or an error that is
shown in the Device Manager. If problems or
conflicts are encountered with drivers, the
computer manufacturer or hardware
manufacturer releases a driver update to fix
the problems. If updated drivers are available,
those drivers need to be installed to replace
the existing driver code.
HOW TO MANAGE DEVICE DRIVERS?
Using Windows Update
Device Manager, and
Auto-update assistants from device
manufacturers.
Using Windows Update
1. Open Settings.
2. Click on Update & Security.
3. Click on Windows Update.
4. Click the Check for updates button (if
applicable).
5. Click the View optional updates option.
Using Windows Update
Using Windows Update
6. Click the Driver updates tab.
7. Select the driver you want to
update.
8. Click the Download and install
button.
Using Device Manager
1. Open Start.
2. Search for Device Manager and click the
top result to open the tool.
3. Double-click the branch with the
hardware you want to update.
4. Right-click the hardware and select the
Update driver option.
Using Device Manager
Using Device Manager
5. Click the Browse my computer for
driver software option.
Using Device Manager
6. Click the Browse button.
Using Device Manager
7. Select the folder with the
extracted driver files.
8. Click the OK button.
9. Click the Next button.
10.Wait for the wizard to install and
complete the process.
HOW TO DETERMINE IF A DRIVER UPDATED
SUCCESSFULLY ON WINDOWS 10
1. Open Start.
2. Search for Device Manager and click the
top result to open the tool.
3. Expand the branch with the hardware
you updated.
4. Right-click the hardware and select the
Properties option.
HOW TO DETERMINE IF A DRIVER UPDATED
SUCCESSFULLY ON WINDOWS 10
HOW TO DETERMINE IF A DRIVER UPDATED
SUCCESSFULLY ON WINDOWS 10
5. Click the Driver
tab.
6. Confirm the "Driver
Date" and "Driver
Version"
information
