Usually when we use the computer, occasionally the desktop will pop up the "update driver" pop-up window, such as graphics card driver and other related hardware programs, so should we update the driver frequently? If I update the driver, how can I maintain the stability of the system program? The following small A to explain to you how to scientifically update the computer driver, let's take a look at it.
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First of all, small A first gives you a science popularization of "what is the driver"? The so-called driver refers to the device driver in the computer, it is a configuration file written by the hardware manufacturer according to the system, which contains the hardware information of the device, which is used to transmit hardware functions and convey system instructions, if no driver exists, then the computer system cannot control the normal operation of the hardware.
Hardware driver updates are mainly to improve performance, or to optimize and adapt for certain software, games, etc. Usually the driver in the computer will provide users with detailed description information when the new version is released, including the change log, etc. You can understand what changes have been made to the new version of the driver by reading these contents, what problems have been solved, and then decide whether to upgrade the driver.
However, if your computer itself is running smoothly, Small A recommends not to update the driver frequently, because some new driver versions are not perfect enough in terms of compatibility, and it is easy to have problems after updating. And for some older hardware, the old version of the driver is mature enough, the new driver is more for the new products to improve, so the installation of the latest driver for the old product may not have any obvious effect, and even because of the large difference in products in different eras, the old hardware runs the new driver to produce various problems.
Here Xiao A suggests that you update the driver from the following methods:
If you buy a notebook / desktop machine, then you can go directly to the brand official website to download the driver, such as entering the "ASUS official website", entering the "Driver Download" menu, and then according to the model you select, look for the relevant driver, of course, you can also enter the product model to find the relevant hardware driver.
Single accessory device driver update, you can go to the official website of the accessory brand to download, take the graphics card program update, usually the graphics card is divided into A card and N card, the former belongs to AMD, the latter belongs to NVIDIA, if you need to update, go to the corresponding official website to find your own graphics card model, update.
You can find "Device Manager" in your computer and right-click on the device to install it through the Network "Update Driver Software".
Image source: Windows system screenshot
Well, about updating the computer driver and updating the driver method is introduced to you here, do you understand ~ ~ ~