How To Update Windows Drivers 8 1

Windows 10 8.

How to update windows drivers 8 1. Windows notifies you if it detects a suspicious or unsafe driver you shouldn t install. Enter device manager in the search box and click device manager. Right click on the hardware s name or icon choose properties then the driver tab followed by the update drive button. Right click or press and hold on the hardware s name or icon and choose update driver w10 or update driver software w8.

Select a category to see names of devices then right click or press and hold the one you d like to update. If windows doesn t find a new driver you can try looking for one on the device manufacturer s website and follow their instructions. It s important for you to have confidence in the updated drivers you install. Your system may require additional hardware drivers software firmware and or a bios update.

Hp s printing in windows 8 page is also very helpful. Windows 7 vista. In device manager window expand categories and locate the device that you wish to update the driver for. From hp s support page you can see if your specific hp printer or scanner will work with a native windows 8 driver in operating system driver via an update from windows update windows update driver or from a windows 8 driver downloaded directly from hp full feature driver.

Upgrading between operating system editions e g. Windows can update them automatically or you can install the updated drivers yourself. Drivers are updated occasionally. Select search automatically for updated driver software.

To manually update driver in windows 8 and windows 8 1 follow these steps. From windows 8 non pro to windows 8 1 pro and media center will incur additional fees.