14/09/2018

Driver Booster is a program designed to update PC drivers. Its main goal is to protect and improve the performance of your computer by updating outdated computer drivers as quickly as possible. The main advantage of this software is the availability of an expanded range of capabilities. Despite this, the program is quite accessible and understandable even for beginners. The process of updating drivers is quite simple: in the menu you need to select “scan”, then the program will display a list of outdated drivers, after which you can perform the update. This will make it possible to save personal time, which may take the search...

23/08/2018

When working with a computer, you often have to deal with various problems with the built-in or externally connected computer equipment. If the PC suddenly stops seeing the connected printer, there is no sound from the speakers, the Wi-Fi connection turns off spontaneously, or any other problems with the devices are observed, there is a high probability that the cause is a driver problem. The DriverHub utility will help resolve such problems with minimal time. Update program drivers Hub has the necessary minimum functions that allow it to effectively complete the task.

22/03/2018

Driver Talent (DriveTheLife) is a program that allows you to constantly maintain the functionality of the user's computer on top level by updating outdated drivers, fixing corrupted data, and ensuring the creation backup copies documents. This utility helps the user update, restore, and copy drivers to backup. The Driver Talent database contains a huge number of drivers for all kinds of devices, which is updated every few weeks. In order to install the program you need about 20 megabytes of hard disk space. The installation itself goes quite quickly.

27/11/2017

DriverPack Solution– a program that includes a huge collection of drivers that are suitable for any Windows. It is good because it has a very large library of drivers, perhaps the largest of all known analogues, and the main thing is that this entire library is provided completely free of charge. There is no need to waste time searching for missing or not updated drivers; just download the program and run the scan. In just a few seconds, the program will collect all the necessary data and identify how many drivers are missing or that need updating, and will also immediately identify which ones will be installed if the user...

22/05/2017

DriverMax is a convenient utility for installing and updating drivers. It is often necessary to reinstall your operating system. I don't think you need to tell me how many disks you sometimes have to store in order for all your devices to work correctly. The DriverMax program will help reduce driver installation time. This utility is capable of analyzing your system for the presence of drivers, and then creating one small archive and placing all the drivers there. Then, when you reinstall your operating system, you just need to find this archive and run the program...

09/11/2015

Driver Magician Lite is a convenient program for creating backup copies of your drivers, which has quite advanced capabilities. For example, the Driver Magician program allows you not only to create backup copies of your drivers, but also to create a copy of your favorites folder, a copy of your desktop, as well as information about your accounts in some systems or mail services. After formatting hard drive or reinstalling the operating system, you can easily restore all the reserved drivers as quickly and easily as if you had the original disks from the equipment manufacturers. Special...

14/04/2015

Treexy Driver Fusion is a small program for removing and managing drivers. Very often, the manufacturer of a particular driver does not write the correct uninstaller for it; as a result, the driver cannot be completely removed - it leaves garbage in the system. If this garbage is not removed, then over time the system will begin to perform its functions worse, because the registry will be clogged with non-existent links, incorrect keys, etc. Using the program, you can easily and quickly remove all these drivers. And if you remove old drivers before updating to new ones, this will improve system performance, because there will be no con...

05/03/2015

SlimDrivers Free is a convenient program for updating your drivers. This utility is able to scan your computer, find the necessary devices, determine the versions of drivers installed on the system, and then try to update these drivers. A distinctive feature of this utility is that before installing new drivers, it creates a restore point, which allows the user to return the system to its original state if problems arise after installing a new driver. In addition, SlimDrivers Free can backup all your drivers and then, if necessary, restore...

Remember the heyday of Windows XP, when after installing the operating system the real heat was just beginning? As soon as the installation of the system was completed, it was necessary to begin a new quest - either to find in the house the constantly lost disks of component manufacturers with “native” drivers, or to look for drivers on the Internet on the manufacturer’s website. Otherwise - hello, skewed screen without a video driver. Hello, music is on mute. Hello, offline and invisible network card.

Manager programs for automatic driver installation

Windows has evolved significantly in recent years, and users of computers with common components do not need to worry too much about drivers. If after installing Windows 7, 8.1 or 10 you are greeted with a skewed screen without a video driver, all you need to do is reboot the system. After the reboot, you will be greeted by a screen with the optimal resolution for the monitor and the ability to customize. Well, you can also update drivers for significant components if it turns out that the driver versions are outdated. About updating drivers automatically using Slim Drivers and Advanced programs Driver Updater We talked in detail in .

However, if we are talking about rare or new models of components, as well as individual peripheral devices oh, alas, even today Windows itself will not be able to cope with the task of installing drivers due to objective reasons - the system cannot know about the existence of all the devices connected to the computer in the world.

What if the driver disk is lost? In such cases, the problem must be solved independently - either with your own mind and hands, as described in the article, or using a special type of software. In order for the operating system to be fully equipped with drivers, their current versions for the coordinated operation of all hardware components of the computer and external devices connected to it, there is a special type of software - driver managers, they are also called driver packs.

Driver managers: online and offline versions

Driver managers are programs equipped with a scanner that determines the type of hardware and peripheral devices on a computer. For devices identified by the scanner, the driver manager looks for the necessary drivers and installs them. The driver manager works while our brains rest.

Driver managers in disk image format (offline versions) are supplied with a ready-made database of driver installers. These are convenient to use, since everything is done within the local space of the computer. There is no way to do without offline versions if the database Windows distribution suddenly there are no drivers for the network card or Wi-Fi module. But offline versions are completely impractical to store due to their large weight - often these are disk images weighing 8 GB or more.

Installers of all drivers that are not useful for a specific computer device, will lie like dead weight and take up extra disk space. At the same time, the latest versions of such managers, but with an up-to-date driver database, will have to be constantly downloaded from the Internet so as not to install old versions of drivers on the system.

But driver managers with an online database are more flexible. Considering the pace at which new computer components and various devices connected to them are appearing today, fiddling with constantly downloading heavy databases of offline versions of driver managers is unnecessary trouble. It is much easier to install a lightweight driver manager that will identify drivers to be installed or updated, then find everything you need on the Internet.

Such a manager will itself connect to a source on the Internet, download installers for missing or outdated drivers in their current versions, and sometimes even start the process of installing them into the system. Online versions of driver managers tend to be very lightweight because they do not require a huge amount of local space to store their databases.

Below we will look at several driver managers that are present on the software market today.

DriverPack Solution

DriverPack Solution is the most popular free manager that is designed to automatically install drivers and more. It can also be used to install antivirus and popular programs for Windows on the system. DriverPack Solution exists in an online version, which downloads drivers from the Internet, and in an offline version.

SamDrivers

SamDrivers is not just a driver manager, it is a collection of various driver managers.

SamDrivers is an interface that contains integrated driver managers:

• DriverPack Solution

• Snappy Driver Installer

• Drivers Installer Assistant.

From the above-mentioned DriverPack Solution, the SamDrivers collection also received functionality for backing up existing drivers on the computer. The SamDrivers collection comes in an “.iso” disk image, which weighs about 9 GB, and does not have an online version in the format of a small program, such as DriverPack Solution.

Driver Easy

Driver Easy is an online version of a driver manager that searches for drivers on the Internet.

The program is equipped with a scanner that detects missing or outdated drivers on the computer, not only for main devices, but also for connected devices such as printers, external hard drives, flash drives and even old mobile phones.

Using separate buttons from the Driver Easy interface, you can start downloading drivers from the Internet and installing them into the system.

The program is equipped with a function backup existing drivers and the ability to roll back to them.

From the official developer site Driver programs Easy you can download an urgent trial version for free, but the full version is distributed at paid subscription.

DriverMax

DriverMax is another online driver manager that downloads driver installers online. A lightweight, very fast program scans the system and identifies devices that require driver installation or updating.

After downloading a driver, functionality for installing it becomes available.

DriverMax's capabilities, like any decent driver manager, include functionality for backing up and restoring the existing state of drivers.

DriverMax is free to use. The only caveat is that after 30 days of working with the program you must register. With a paid subscription, the program developers offer improved features in the PRO version, the most significant of which is the absence of restrictions on downloading several driver installers in one day.

Driver managers VS manual installation

Any type of driver manager - both with a ready-made driver database and one that downloads only the necessary installers from the Internet - is convenient in that all work with drivers can be conveniently carried out from a single software interface. And you don’t need to go into details, defining the code of each individual hardware or connected device. There is no need to waste time searching for drivers on different websites of hardware manufacturers, as happens when manually installing drivers. Moreover, driver managers can counter manual installation with convenient driver backup and rollback functionality in case something goes wrong. Or when you don’t want to mess with drivers after reinstalling the system. If you add independent fiddling with or to manually installing drivers, then driver managers are in a noticeably advantageous position.

Driver managers - fast, simple, convenient, but, alas, not a panacea

Since driver managers have different databases, it is normal that scan results different programs will be different. Missing or outdated drivers that are not tracked by one driver manager can be identified using another. If the driver manager does not detect the latest version of the diver, this is, on the contrary, good. Unfinished alpha versions of drivers are not best way improve computer performance.

But there are also cases when neither manual installation of drivers nor automatic installation with the help of managers will help. Those who like to buy cheap webcams, microphones, joysticks and other devices made by Chinese craftsmen are well aware of these cases. In such cases, the driver disk that comes with such a device must be treasured. As a rule, it will be difficult to find drivers for cheap Chinese devices on the Internet for the simple reason of the lack of an official website for the manufacturer of such equipment.

What should those who like to buy used equipment from pawnshop counters do, often not only without documentation and a driver disk, but even without chargers and cables included?

If neither a driver manager nor specialized web services help, you can only hope that some kind soul will share the installer on a computer forum or torrent tracker. And then, before launching such an installer, it would not be superfluous to check it with an antivirus - was the soul who shared the file really kind?

To maintain normal operation of your computer, you need to update drivers from time to time, but searching for and installing them manually is tedious and time-consuming. And why? After all, this work is easy to automate. Today we will look at the ten best programs for updating drivers on PCs and laptops of any brands and models.

Intel Driver Update Utility Installer is a proprietary utility for searching and updating drivers for any Intel product (processors, system logic, network devices, drives, server components, etc.). Compatible with Windows XP, 7, and newer editions of this system.

The utility automatically recognizes the PC hardware on which it is installed. Checking for new driver versions on the Intel website is carried out by clicking the “Search” button, downloading and installing at the user’s request.

In addition, the Intel Driver Update Utility Installer allows you to find and download drivers for any other Intel devices you choose from the list (“Search manually” option).

The developers warn that the application installs only standard drivers that do not take into account the characteristics of a particular brand of computer. Therefore, before you launch it, you should visit the website of the manufacturer of your PC or laptop and check if there is anything suitable there.

AMD Driver Autodetect

AMD Driver Autodetect is a similar proprietary tool from AMD. Designed to keep drivers for video cards of this brand up to date (except AMD FirePro).

After installation, the utility will monitor the relevance of video drivers and ensure they are updated in a timely manner. It automatically detects the model of the video card installed on the PC, as well as the bit depth and version of the operating system. Once launched, it checks to see if there is a new driver on the AMD website. If there is one, it reports it and offers to download it. To begin the installation, the user just needs to confirm his consent by clicking on the “Install” button.

AMD Driver Autodetect is also available exclusively in Windows version.

NVIDIA Update

NVIDIA Update is a proprietary Windows utility for installing drivers on NVIDIA devices. Like AMD Driver Autodetect, it independently recognizes hardware models and checks for the availability of the latest driver on the manufacturer's website. The decision about installation remains with the user.

DriverPack Solution

DriverPack Solution is a lifesaver for service engineers, system administrators and those who earn extra money by providing services Windows installation and programs. The application is a huge collection of drivers for devices of various brands and models, as well as a module for installing them.

DriverPack Solution is released in two versions - online and offline.

• The online distribution is intended for use on a PC that has an Internet connection. Its difference is its small file size (285 Kb). After launch, the program scans Windows for installed drivers and the relevance of their versions, after which it connects to the database (on its own server) and performs automatic updates.
• The offline distribution (size 10.2 Gb) is intended for installing drivers on a machine not connected to the Internet. In addition to the installer, it includes a database of 960,000 drivers for Windows 7, XP, Vista, 8 (8.1) and 10, both 32 bit and 64 bit. After launch, the scanning module recognizes device types and installs drivers from its own offline database.

The online version of DriverPack Solution is convenient for regular home use. In addition to monitoring the relevance of drivers, it gives the user the opportunity to automatically install and update individual applications, remove software junk, view a list of equipment, information about the operating system and computer security.

The offline version is an emergency solution. Its task is to select not the best, but simply the appropriate driver to start the device. And in the future update it via the Internet.

DriverPack Solution and the proprietary utilities listed above are completely free.

Driver Genius

Driver Genius is a universal driver management tool. The latest edition of the program is the sixteenth, optimized for Windows 8 and 10, but can also run on older systems.

In addition to updating the versions of installed drivers, Driver Genius can:

• Create backup copies of drivers and save them in the form of archives - regular and self-extracting, as well as in the form of an installer program (exe). To restore from a backup, you do not need to use Driver Genius.
• Remove unused and faulty drivers.
• Display information about computer hardware.

The backup function is a real treasure for those who often reinstall Windows. However, the program itself is by no means a gift: the cost of one license is $29.95. You can use it for free for only 30 days.

Snappy Driver Installer

Snappy Driver Installer is an application created by one of the developers of DriverPack Solution and has a lot in common with the latter. Also available in two versions: SDI Lite and SDI Full.

• The SDI Lite option is a device recognition and search module suitable drivers on the Internet. Its size is 3.6 Mb. It does not have its own base.
• The SDI Full option is an installation module plus a base (31.6 Gb). Designed to install drivers regardless of Internet access.

Features of Snappy Driver Installer:

• Works without installation (portable version only, can be run from a flash drive or DVD).
• Completely free - no premium features or ads.
• With an improved selection algorithm, which is based on the “do no harm” principle.
• Features high scanning speed.
• Before installing the driver, it creates a system restore point.
• Allows you to change design themes according to the user's choice.
• Multilingual (there is a version in Russian, Ukrainian and other national languages).
• Adapted for Windows 10.

Driver Booster

iObit Driver Booster is a fan-favorite app computer games. It is produced in editions Free - free, and Pro - paid. The cost of subscription to the latter is 590 rubles per year.

Driver Booster has one single function - scanning the system for outdated drivers and installing updates in one click. And not simple updates, but (according to the developers) tuned to improve the performance of games.

is a free and very simple utility for installing and updating PC drivers on Windows based 7, 8 and 10. Its database includes only original, signed drivers from the official websites of equipment manufacturers.

The application is designed for users with no experience. Russian language support, a minimum of settings and one-button control virtually eliminate the possibility of something being confused or broken. And if the new driver turns out to be unsuitable, DriverHub will remove it from the system and replace the old one.

All DriverHub features:

• Search for missing ones, update outdated drivers and additional software. Automatic installation.
• Simple and expert operating mode. In expert mode, the user can select a driver from several available ones; in simple mode, the program itself selects the optimal version.
• Daily updating of the driver database.
• Storing download history.
• Recovery - rollback drivers to previous versions.
• Displays basic information about your computer.
• Launching system Windows utilities from your interface.

DriverMax Free

DriverMax is a free, simple, English-language utility whose main purpose is to update drivers. Unlike others free applications it contains another useful option - creating a system rollback point and backup of installed drivers at the user's discretion. As well as restoring from a backup.

After installation, DriverMax persistently reminds you that it would be a good idea to register on the site and buy a paid license with advanced functions, one of which is fully automatic operation. Annual use starts at $10.39.

Driver Magician

Driver Magician is the last hero of today's review. In the recent past, I had 2 versions, one of which was free. Nowadays there is only a paid one with a 13-day trial period. The license cost is $29.95.

There is no Russian language in Driver Magician, but it is not difficult to use. The range of features is approximately the same as in Driver Genius:

• Scan and update.
• Creating backup copies of drivers with the ability to restore both using and without using the program (the backup is saved as a zip archive or an installer application).
• Uninstalling the driver.
• Backing up and restoring individual user folders - Favorites Internet Explorer, Desktop and Documents, and - system registry(one file).
• Identification of devices unknown to the system.

During the trial period, the program is fully functional. Compatible with any Windows versions.

That's probably all. Choose what you like best and use it.

Just a couple of days ago I wrote about how to use it on a PC or laptop. The article discussed mainly manual installation methods, since everyone should know this. Including inexperienced users (everyone was once a beginner).

However, it is not at all necessary to install them manually. After all, today there are special programs to install and update drivers that will do everything for you. A couple of mouse clicks, 15-30 minutes of time - and everything will be configured on your computer or laptop: Internet, sound, video card.

Programs for automatic update drivers are suitable for all computers and laptops - Acer, Asus, Samsung, Lenovo, HP, etc. There are no exceptions here. They also work on all operating systems – Windows XP, 7, 8, 10.

But there is one caveat: over time, online installers are gradually updated. And perhaps new versions will not support Windows 7 or XP. Therefore, before installing the driver manager, read system requirements(in particular, the item “Supported operating systems”).

The first excellent program (in Russian) is. There are several versions of this utility, including a free one. Its capabilities are more than enough for ordinary users.

Advantages of the Driver Booster program:

• quick scanning of a PC (or laptop);
• displaying device update priority (shows which ones you want to update immediately);
• installation is carried out in the background: press one button and you can go about your business.

This free driver manager also automatically creates a system restore point. And if any failure occurs, you can easily roll back to the previous working version.

Another free driver search program is . Considered one of the best. Users are offered 2 installers to choose from – online and offline. And you can choose any one (based on the situation).

For example, if you need a free program to install drivers without the Internet, then you need to download an offline installer. It is an ISO file over 11GB in size (can be opened via Daemon Tools). This may be quite a lot, but you will have a program with all the drivers in your hands. And it will last for at least a year. You just need to write it to a flash drive and you can use it if necessary.

If you do not want to download such a large file, and you have Internet on your laptop, then you can use the online installer. It weighs about 300 KB.

Using this utility is quite simple. Launch Driver Pack Solution (any version), wait for it to scan the system and issue a report. Uncheck unnecessary items and click “Update”. In 15-20 minutes everything will be ready.

Driver Pack Solution also installs additional software: browsers, archivers, etc. If this is unnecessary, do not forget to uncheck the appropriate boxes.

Try it. However, this utility also works on Windows 7, 8 and 10.

One of its main advantages is that it is able to find drivers for unknown devices that Windows cannot recognize. This option has helped out PC and laptop owners more than once.

Its other advantages:

• quick scan – about 2 minutes;
• automatic search and update of drivers;
• simple interface in Russian;
• The installer takes up only 21 MB.

3DP Net

Another program is 3DP Net. Recommended for use if there are problems with network controllers. That is, if after reinstalling the OS they are detected as an unknown device, try this installer.

3DP Net takes up very little space, so you can download it from your phone. Yes, and this program functions for installing drivers without the Internet. And most importantly: it supports many network cards. Even if you have a rare model installed, the utility will still install a universal driver, and the Internet will appear.

The main feature: it can make backups, i.e. save all previously installed Windows drivers.

This feature is very useful when reinstalling the operating system. Save your drivers with using Driver Checker, install new Windows, and then restore all data from this program. And you don’t even have to look for anything.

Main advantage: it scans the system very quickly. Literally in 10-20 seconds! The only negative is that this driver manager is in English (although it is quite easy to use).

After scanning Windows, this utility displays a visual report of exactly what needs to be updated. Driver installation is performed one by one.

There are 2 versions of the installer - Free and PRO. Opportunities free program Enough with your head, so you can install it if necessary.

Best suited for those who do not trust various installers and want to control the entire process themselves. It copes with this task perfectly.

The utility will scan the system and then give you links from where you can download the drivers yourself. As a result, you won’t have to look for them on the manufacturer’s website: you just need to click “Download” and install.

By the way, if you need a program to update video card drivers, it is best to use a native utility. For Nvidia models this is GeForce Experience (installed automatically when installing a new driver), and for Radeon models it is AMD Gaming Evolved. IN in this case It is recommended to update the drivers for the video card through them (without using third-party installers).

Drivers are special intermediary programs that establish interaction between operating system and computer hardware. If the driver is outdated or missing, then the PC component for which it is responsible may not work correctly or not work at all. This explains why your computer should always have up-to-date drivers.

The DriverPack service automates the process of installing and updating drivers for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10. It can save your time and nerves: the entire installation and configuration process fits into a few simple steps.

DriverPack offers different options for downloading drivers. Which one to choose depends on whether the Internet is working or not.

How to install drivers on Windows with an active Internet connection

If the computer on which you want to install drivers is already connected to the Internet, then the procedure will be very simple.

Open the DriverPack Solution website and download the DriverPack Online utility. She herself will find the necessary drivers on the Internet, download them and install them on your .

Temporarily disable your antivirus so that it does not interfere, and run the downloaded file. In the running program, click on “Expert Mode” - the inscription at the bottom of the window.

Open the “Software” tab and uncheck the boxes next to unnecessary applications. If you do not do this, DriverPack Online will install Yandex Browser, Opera and other programs that you may not need along with the drivers.

Go to the "Drivers" tab and click on "Install All".

Wait for the installation to complete and restart your computer. After rebooting, all necessary drivers should be installed.

How to install drivers if there are problems with the Internet

If the computer on which you need to install drivers cannot connect to the Network (which often happens after Windows reinstallation), there is probably a problem with the network hardware drivers. In this case, you can download them separately using a spare PC to copy and install on the main one. After this, the Internet on your computer should work, so you can install the remaining drivers online.

So, go to DriverPack Solution website using any suitable device and download the DriverPack Network archive. It contains the drivers necessary for the operation of network equipment, and a program for their automatic installation.

Copy the archive to the computer where you want to install new drivers and unpack it. Disable the antivirus and run the DriverPack.exe file that was in the archive.

In the window running program Click on "Expert Mode".

Once on the “Drivers” tab, click on “Install all”.

Wait for the installation to complete and restart your computer. After the reboot, the Internet should work, and you can install the remaining drivers according to the instructions from the first paragraph of the article.