This might include an app that the device manufacturer created to go with your device or info like the product name, manufacturer, and model number, to help you distinguish between similar devices. Drivers are updated occasionally. Windows can update them automatically, or you can install the updated drivers yourself.
It's important for you to have confidence in the updated drivers you install. Windows notifies you if it detects a suspicious or unsafe driver you shouldn't install. Windows Update checks for updated drivers and software for your devices and install them automatically.
Keeping Windows Update on is a good way to make sure your devices continues to work properly and you get the best experience with them. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings , and then tap Change PC settings. If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, click Settings , and then click Change PC settings.
Tap or click Update and recovery , and then tap or click Windows Update. Under Important updates , choose Install updates automatically recommended. If your device came with a disc, it might contain software that installs a driver. Before you install a driver from a disc, check the info that comes with it to be sure it supports your current version of Windows.
Here's how to do this:. Open Windows Update by clicking the Start button. In the search box, type Update , and then, in the list of results, click Windows Update. In the left pane, click Check for updates , and then wait while Windows looks for the latest updates for your computer. If there are any available updates, click the link in the box under Windows Update to see more information about each update.
Each type of update might include drivers. On the Select the updates you want to install page, look for updates for your hardware devices, select the check box for each driver that you want to install, and then click OK. There might not be any driver updates available. On the Windows Update page, click Install updates. It's best to let Windows install drivers automatically.
Occasionally, Windows might not be able to find a driver for your device. If this happens, you might want to check the manufacturer's website for a driver or update for the device, or try installing any software that came with the device. Device Stage is a new feature in this version of Windows that displays details about a device and tasks you can perform with that device. When you connect a device that's compatible with Device Stage to your computer, Device Stage will automatically open.
Occasionally, Device Stage might open but not display any or all tasks and information about the device. Here are some reasons why that might happen, and what to do if it does:. In Windows 10, version and earlier, if no Automatic driver is available for the device, Windows proceeds to the highest-ranking Manual driver. Starting in Windows 10, version , Windows does not search for a Manual driver when an Automatic driver is not available.
For info on how to access Manual drivers, see the Windows Update section of this page. When it fails to find a driver, Device Manager shows a button labeled Search for updated drivers on Windows Update , which opens the Settings app to the Windows Update page. To find this button, right-click a device and select Properties. On the Driver tab, select Update Driver and then Search automatically for drivers.
In Windows 10, version and earlier, Windows Update automatically distributes Manual drivers in either of the following scenarios:. To install a cross-architecture print driver, you must already have installed the local architecture driver, and you will still need the cross-architecture copy of Ntprint. IT Professionals can use the Windows Update service to configure a server on their corporate network to provide updates to corporate servers and clients.
This functionality can be useful in environments where some clients and servers do not have access to the Internet. This functionality can also be useful where the environment is highly managed, and the corporate administrator must test the updates before they are deployed.
IT Professionals can use the Automatic Updates service to keep computers up to date with the latest critical updates from a corporate server that is running Software Update Services. You may experience one or more of the following issues when you use Windows Update or Microsoft Update:.
Administrators Only To install items from Windows Update, you must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure.
If you can't see the desktop and instead see a blue, black, or blank screen, see Troubleshoot blue screen errors or Troubleshoot black or blank screen errors. Check for Windows updates. Windows 11 Windows 10 More Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first.
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