How do i install a driver

Content Type Troubleshooting. Article ID What are you seeing? A driver package you downloaded doesn't include an installer application like setup.

Contact support. Characters remaining: We appreciate all feedback, but cannot reply or give product support. Please do not enter contact information. Through the Windows Update, the drivers of many devices like monitors, graphics cards, printers, network adapters, etc.

Optionally, after Windows update, you can also click View optional updates link if it is available, then click Driver updates tab, select the target driver and click Download and Install button to install the newer driver for the target device. Learn how to enable or disable automatic driver updates in Windows 11 in this tutorial.

You can also download and install the latest drivers for Windows 10 via Device Manager. Check how to do it below. Guide for Windows 11 Bluetooth driver download, install and update. If your driver was not detected or installed by Windows Update, you can try installing the driver manually if you have a compatible version.

Windows 10 and previous versions of Windows such as Windows 7 share the same driver model, so it should work. Here I have selected to use an existing driver, browse to where the driver is located on your computer, whether that is a partition, network share, thumbdrvie or install disc.

Make sure the option to Include subfolders is checked. If both Windows Update and driver update prove unsuccessful, the next option is Troubleshoot Compatibility. Troubleshoot Compatibility provides a simple way to make older drivers work under modern versions of Windows by making the driver believe it is being installed on a supported version of Windows.

The first thing you need to do is point where the setup files are located. Right click the setup file for the program, this can be designated as setup. Click Troubleshoot Compatibility. Depending on the problems you are experiencing when attempting to install or use the software, check off the problems. In my case:. Select a version of Windows the program is known to work in. I notice the program works great in Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 , so I will select that option.

Click Next. Proceed to run the through the programs setup routine by clicking Test the program…. If you have a driver such as your video card automatically installing upon completion of installation and checking for Windows Update, try disabling automatic driver installation using the instructions in the following thread:.

How to block automatic reinstall of a driver. Go to the hardware developers website, download the appropriate driver for your model then install in compatibility mode using the instructions above. How to install and Configure a Printer in Windows Was this article helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Was this comment helpful? Windows Update does not find any new drivers and wuapp.

Trying to load the latest driver according to the Intel Driver Update Utility gives an error message that the hardware does not meet minimum specifications. Given that this is the Dell M and there are no higher hardware specifications, that must mean some other problem.

Finally, there appears to have been an Intel Windows 10 Beta driver for the HD, but it's not accessible from the Intel website and Windows Update does not load it.

JurekNowak, I have the same issue as you. This article will walk you through installing and updating the drivers you need for your hardware to communicate properly. Windows 10 automatically downloads and installs drivers for your devices when you first connect them. Even though Microsoft has a vast amount of drivers in their catalog , they are not always the latest version, and many drivers for specific devices are not found. Windows 10 also includes default drivers that work on a universal basis to ensure the hardware works successfully, at the least.

If necessary, you can also install the drivers yourself.