How to find out which drivers are needed

The device driver is a special software that allows the operating system to access and interact with a specific hardware component of the PC. Installing drivers is the most important component of the process configuration configuration process in the event of an operating system installation or change. In addition, it is necessary to update outdated drivers to optimize the PC operation. Consider more, how to find out which drivers need in certain situations.

When installing a "clean" operating system, the user must independently install the drivers for all additional equipment (sound and video adapters, network cards, USB controllers, etc.). But even after installing the "Assembly" of the OS, where the drivers are installed automatically, it is worth checking out to be relevant and, if necessary, update to newer ones. All information about the devices of this PC and their drivers will be signed in the device manager ("My Computer" properties - "Device Manager"). In the dispatcher window, first of all, click on the "Update Equipment Configuration" icon.

Equipment without or incorrectly operating drivers will be displayed in the list as the "unknown" or "other" device. If you have a drive with drivers to your PC, you can proceed to their manual installation using the appropriate function in the equipment properties.

If there is no such disc or we need to check the relevance of the installed drivers, we look at the properties of the device full name, version and date of development of the installed driver. In addition to this information, to search for drivers, we also need to know the version and the discharge of your OS ("My Computer" - "Properties" - "General").

We are then looking for the necessary drivers in the technical support sections on the site manufacturers or a specific computer, if we are dealing, for example, with a laptop. Check the version and dates of the driver, as well as compatibility with our operating system.

Thus, knowing the manufacturer and the full name of the device, the version and the discharge of the OS, you can find and install the most relevant drivers for your PC. And if the device model is not displayed in the dispatcher, use the instructions in the video attached below. We also recommend that before making any changes to the configuration of the equipment and the System Create point of recovery.