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Do you like CCleaner driver updater?
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New #33
There are two driver updaters that I find are the most reliable. IObit Driver Booster and Snappy Driver Installer Origin.
Having said that, always use a degree of caution when selecting drivers to update. Always look at the driver provider, the driver date and the version format.
I only use the original manufacturer's drivers. Also, sometimes you'll see a driver version that has a completely different format to your existing one. Use some caution when you see that. Another thing you may see at times is a driver being flagged as being an update only because the date is newer, but the version is displaying as if its older, and sometimes you'll see vice versa. And finally, sometimes you may install a driver that simply doesn't work at all. This is quite rare with the abovementioned driver updaters, especially if you take the precautions that I've mentioned, but you always need to plan for it.
Always make regular system image backups and use the System Restore feature in the driver updater or make one manually yourself.
And one other thing. Ask yourself why you are updating particular drivers. In the event that you're having system stability issues, updating system drivers can be beneficial and can sometimes fix these problems. But I don't recommend blindly updating all the drivers listed as outdated. Study them as I mentioned above first.
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New #37
Also, and correct me if I'm wrong (
), MS does not make drivers, does not write drivers. They get the drivers from the Vendor and run them thru WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Lab) for compatibility and functionality. Then they are released by MS. Where the Generic Drivers come from I am not sure.
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New #38
In a nutshell yes (though I think the base (generic) drivers are Microsoft's own).Also, and correct me if I'm wrong (), MS does not make drivers, does not write drivers. They get the drivers from the Vendor and run them thru WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Lab) for compatibility and functionality. Then they are released by MS. Where the Generic Drivers come from I am not sure.
That said, the Windows "generic" (base) drivers are there to allow certain devices to be immediately recognized by Windows for immediate use - Example base drivers are drives, monitors, keyboard/mouse and GPU to name a few.
Vendor specific drivers typically offer far more options and better performance. Example - NVidia / AMD GPU drivers.
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New #39
Should You Use the Hardware Drivers Windows Provides, or Download Your Manufacturer’s Drivers?
"This will probably be controversial advice. Many geeks swear by installing all the manufacturer-provided drivers after they install Windows on their PC — motherboard chipset, network, CPU, USB, graphics, and everything else. But we’re not using Windows XP anymore — modern versions of Windows have improved.
Installing your manufacturer’s drivers often won’t be necessary. Your computer won’t be faster just because you regularly update your hardware drivers, and it also won’t be slower just because you’re using drivers that are a few versions old. (Graphics drivers are the one big exception here.)"
The article is much longer, so have a read. Yes, it's almost 5 years old too.
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New #40
The OPs threads all follow the same pattern, criticises a piece of software while saying what he uses. Then resists any advice from anyone else on the forum while rigidly sticking to what he knows or trusts, it is also apparent from another thread that he is using an illegal version of Windows 10 Enterprise so I think we're all better off not feeding the troll anymore.
I'm sticking with your conclusion because I like it 
What do you think, guys? 
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