Updating drives

A driver is a program that controls a particular type of device that is attached to your computer. You don't exactly have to update them, meaning your computer won't stop working if you don't, but it's extremely beneficial to do so, because by updating your drivers you help your devices work to their fullest potential.The best program for me is "Driver Booster" by IObit.Windows 10 won’t be automatically updating graphics drivers every time NVIDIA or AMD releases a new version.These updates are really only necessary for people playing PC games, after all.If you do want to update your drivers, skip the driver-updating utilities. RELATED: Assuming you’re using Windows 10, Windows Update automatically downloads and install the latest drivers for you.Windows 7 and 8 provide driver updates via Windows Update, too, but Microsoft is being much more aggressive about this in Windows 10. Even if you install your own hardware drivers, Windows sometimes automatically overwrite them when a new version is available.

RELATED: For graphics drivers, you can use the control panel included with your graphics drivers to check for updates them.

For other drivers, go straight to your hardware manufacturer’s website.

If you have a laptop or a prebuilt desktop PC, go to its manufacturer’s website and look up the driver-download page for your specific model of computer.

These often appear in your system tray, and you can usually find them with a quick Start menu search.

You could also just go straight to the source here.