Driver updating software?

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  1. steve108
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    f14tomcat said:
    Simply put, drivers are best left up to the system to manage, and then to the Vendor. Any other source is superfluous and potentially dangerous.

    A common term for 3rd party Driver Updaters or Boosters or Do-it-alls is Snake Oil, in any language.
    100% agree ..... between the PC manufacturer, Windows, and possibly the device manufacturer - I can find what I need. I don't use those third party snake-oil driver updater apps
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  3. Matthew Wai
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    You don't use any third-party stuff, if I recall correctly.
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  4. steve108
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    Matthew Wai said:
    You don't use any third-party stuff, if I recall correctly.
    Actually, I selectively use lots of third party apps.
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  6. W10 Tweaker
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    Driver Updaters sound like a great idea, or should I say more realistically, sound too good to be true/effective/useful/non-destructive or simply trusted to not infect or wreck your PC?

    Personally, I would avoid all of them like the plague and would exhaust all other potential avenues as others have mentioned.

    This post describes a useful and practical approach to search for drivers by HardwareID.

    My UMBus Enumerator is showing up as an unknown device with no driver
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  7. kuyenmotdivad
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    I'm having an hard time finding a driver for my monitor, Windows 10 says its a Generic PnP Monitor and it's a Samsung C27HG70 27" WQHD.
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  8. steve108
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    kuyenmotdivad said:
    I'm having an hard time finding a driver for my monitor, Windows 10 says its a Generic PnP Monitor and it's a Samsung C27HG70 27" WQHD.
    You did not look on the Samsung website??
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  9. kuyenmotdivad
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    steve108 said:
    You did not look on the Samsung website??
    Yes but only drivers there are from 2017.
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  10. f14tomcat
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    kuyenmotdivad said:
    Yes but only drivers there are from 2017.
    If it's like my 27" Samsung, the drivers for the monitor only offer an alternative for the sound in the monitor's speakers. All else is handled by the GPU and the audio that comes with it or the sound card. I wouldn't be concerned. I stopped trying to mess with it, not any gain. Let it use the generic, they are fine.
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  12. steve108
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    kuyenmotdivad said:
    Yes but only drivers there are from 2017.
    That's probably good enough.
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  13. kuyenmotdivad
       New #20

    Okay cheers guys, I won't use a driver updater, will leave as-is. to avoid headaches
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