Drivers allow Windows to work with hardware components such as graphics card, memory card, storage, camera and other essential components recognized by the operating system.
Outdated Windows 10 drivers may cause sluggish performance and stability issues with peripherals after applying certain Windows Updates. Updating drivers could also improve the overall performance of the system, address Wi-Fi connectivity issues and stabilize Bluetooth connections.
In this guide, we'll show you how to update Intel, AMD and Nvidia drivers in Windows 10 manually.
Windows Update
Intel, AMD and Nvidia drivers are also shipped via Windows Update. To grab new drivers, open Windows Update settings and check for new updates by choosing Check for updates.
In Windows 10, downloading and installing drivers is automatic and will happen if it's important.
Manufacturer's website
Some manufacturers ship devices with a slightly modified version of Intel graphics drivers. In this case, you should open the manufacturer's website and look for new drivers.
Update Intel Drivers
Intel offers an assistant tool to download and install the driver automatically. You can download the tool from here and allow it to check for updates for you.
If the update is not showing up on your computer, you can also manually update the drivers:
- Download the zip file of the driver from Intel's website.
- Extract the zip file.
- Open Start and search for Device Manager.
- Double-click the graphics driver and select the Properties option.
- Click the Driver tab and click on Update Driver.
- In the next screen, select the folder where you have contents extracted earlier.
Update AMD and Nvidia drivers
Similarly, you can download AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition to automatically update the drivers. You can also download the graphics drivers directly from AMD and manually install the updates.
Nvidia drivers can be downloaded from their website. To manually update and install drivers, you will have to follow the same process highlighted in the above section.
Comments
nen3i - 4 years ago
Isn't there any tool that can do this search of new drivers for us? A tool that would do exactly this, click on every driver and search for update on Microsoft servers
MayankParmar - 4 years ago
You can use Windows Update or open Device Manager for automatic updates. In Device Manager, select the driver, right-click and click Update driver. Finally, click on 'Search automatically for updated driver software'.
This should work, but I have noticed that some PC manufacturers restrict driver updates. And manufacturers rarely post updated drivers on their website for non-flagship products.
Best way to have everything updated? Grab the zip file from chipmaker's site, use Device Manager and manually update the driver as I highlighted above.
But yeah, there should be a better way to manage drivers on Windows 10.
Mr.Tom - 4 years ago
You start treading a slippery slope when you start downloading "automated" driver tools, like Driver Update. I clean that crap software from so many PCs. It thinks it's doing good, but ends up breaking devices, like wifi or networking. Do it all manually.
There's also another reason to keep some drivers up to date, and that's due to security issues.
Like this one: https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1981
"An independent vulnerability laboratory researcher discovered an unquoted service path privilege escalation vulnerability in the Intel(R) HD Graphics v10.x software."