Windows Update will tell you if the updates were successfully installed. To automatically get available driver updates for your hardware, set Windows to install recommended updates. You can set Windows to automatically install important and recommended updates or important updates only. Optional updates aren't downloaded or installed automatically. To get all available updates for your devices, periodically check Windows Update for optional updates.
Under Important updates , click an item in the list. You can decide which updates to automatically download and install. Under Recommended updates , select the Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates check box, and then click OK. You can also allow anyone using your computer to install updates by selecting the Allow all users to install updates on this computer check box.
It's best to let Windows install device drivers automatically. But if Windows can't find a driver for your device, you can look for a driver on the device manufacturer's website. Driver updates are often available in the support section of such sites.
Once you find the updated driver, follow the installation instructions on the website. Most drivers are self-installing—after you download them, you usually just double-click the file to begin the installation, and then the driver installs itself on your computer. Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve?
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To find device drivers manually you have to remember to check device manufacturer's Web site often to look for them and then you have to manually download and install them. Now, depending on what school of thought you subscribed to when you first encountered the dialog box shown above, you may have chosen the Use Recommended Settings option, which delivers driver updates along with operating system update, or you may have chosen the Install Important Updates Only, which does not deliver driver updates.
Regardless of which option you initially chose, maybe you've changed your mind since then. Fortunately, there is a little-known feature called Device Installation Settings, which will allow you to reconfigure Windows 7's ability to detect and install updated device drivers.
In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report , I'll examine the benefits of allowing Windows 7's to detect and install updated device drivers. I'll then show you how to enable or disable this feature. Let's take a closer look at the benefits of allowing Windows 7 to detect and install updated device drivers.
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