All the best!
No matter how good Windows 10 is, which for most hardware finds and installs drivers in automatic mode - but you still have to tinker with the drivers ... 👀
Judge for yourself: in most cases, those universal drivers that the system installs cannot be customized (and some functions are lost, try, for example, to optimize 3D graphics without adjusting the video card ...).
That is why, after installing Windows 10 (or another OS), I always recommend that you update and install all drivers in the system.
Fortunately, now there is more than enough software for this business (and it is unnecessary to look for anything and nowhere, even if you have not had a "native" disk with drivers for a long time). ☝
In this article, I just want to dwell on the 5 best (in my opinion) programs in Russian for auto-updating drivers (all programs are compatible with Windows 10, personally checked!).
Driver Booster 👍
Website: //ru.iobit.com/driver-booster.php
One of the best software for working with drivers: finding new drivers, updating, creating backups, resolving conflicts, etc. - Driver Booster does it all!
After the first launch of the program, it will scan your system and provide a report which drivers can be updated.
For example, on my PC it was suggested to update 9 old drivers and 4 outdated components for games (by the way, if your games slow down or lag, I definitely recommend trying to update game components in Driver Booster).
Update everything - game components, sound and game devices, etc. / Driver Booster
To start updating drivers - you need to press just one button "Scan" (and then "Update", see the screenshot below 👇).
Driver Booster 7 - One Button to Start Updating! / Driver Booster
By the way, I draw your attention to the fact that Driver Booster makes a backup copy of your old drivers (just in case), and if suddenly something goes wrong with the new drivers, you can always roll the system back.
The update process is fully automatic, the top of the eye will show the current update status (example below).
Audio driver update / installation process
After the update, the program will provide you with a complete report on the updated drivers and will prompt you to restart your PC.
Updated 37 drivers
By the way, I also want to add that the program has a wizard for correcting errors - some of them are quite common:
- elimination of errors related to sound;
- correction of network errors;
- fixing the wrong resolution;
- clearing disabled devices.
Correcting problems
In general, the program is rightfully considered the leader of its niche. It is probably impossible to update drivers faster and easier than in Driver Booster.
The program is fully translated into Russian, compatibility with Windows 10 is 100%!
Perhaps there is one drawback: it requires an internet connection to work. Those. you cannot update drivers offline (when there is no network).
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DriverPack Solution
Website: //drp.su/ru
Huge driver package distributed in one ISO image, approximately 19 GB in size.
The beauty is that this image can work without the presence of the Internet, i.e. it can be written to any flash drive / disk, and opened on any PC / laptop (note: I also want to note that the program has a second option for working - download a small EXE file, which, having analyzed your system, will update all the necessary driver).
Using the program is very simple: just run it and wait 20-30 seconds while it analyzes your system. Next, you will be prompted to update all drivers, which I recommend not agreeing to, and enable expert mode!
Minus is that DPS, when installed by default, along with the drivers, will install a dozen or two (depending on the software version) programs, many of which are simply not needed!
Installing drivers in DPS
In expert mode, select the drivers that you want to update, agree to the operation and wait until it is completed. There are no complaints about the update process - everything goes quickly (at least for me 👀).
As for the software ...
To install additional popular programs, you can open the tab with the icon -
, and set the checkboxes manually in front of everything that you need (do not trust the automation in this software!).
Recommended software / DriverPack Solution
By the way, there is another interesting feature in DriverPack Solution: the program provides help for your antivirus. It can analyze your software and recommend which programs are not used, and which you can get rid of (example below 👇).
DriverPack Protect - add. protection
Despite the "imposition" of often unnecessary software, the program is one of the best of its kind. After all, automatic offline driver updates for most hardware is a big deal! I recommend having this ISO image on a separate emergency flash drive ...
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Snappy Driver Installer
Website: //sdi-tool.org/?lang=ru
But this set of drivers is even much more attractive than the previous one. It is also distributed in two versions:
- compact: when you download a small EXE file, install it, and then it will analyze the state of your system and offer to download everything you need in automatic mode (important: you need access to the Internet!);
- standalone complete collection: is an executable EXE file with a large folder (about 19 GB), which contains the drivers. When you run this EXE file, it will analyze the system as well, and then install the necessary drivers. Internet connection - no need!
Snappy Driver Installer / Driver Installation: Choice
I would like to note that unlike DriverPack Solution, Snappy Driver Installer does not offer to install additional software (which pleases).
By the way, in the Snappy Driver Installer, even opposite the drivers that the program recommends to update, you will have to check the boxes and agree with the installation (that is, a minimum of actions without your consent - this pleases!).
There is also an add. options:
- switching skins (design change);
- creating a restore point (to be able to return the system to its original state);
- obtaining information about the system.
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3DP Net / 3DP Chip
Website: //www.3dpchip.com/3dpchip/index_eng.html
But this utility is fundamentally different from your programs presented. Despite its small size (only 100 MB), it allows you to do extremely important things, and in some cases it is simply irreplaceable! In general, the developer is positioning the program as 2 separate utilities, I will not deviate from this, and I ...
3DP Net
A utility specialized in network drivers. Works autonomously (no internet connection required), quiet and fast. Will help update the driver for almost any network adapter.
Most often, the utility is needed after reinstalling Windows, when there is no Internet, and other programs for updating drivers cannot help.
By the way, there will be more network drivers in it than in the same DriverPack Solution, moreover, in "difficult" cases, it can install a "universal" driver.
3DP NET network adapter driver update
3DP Chip
In principle, as I believe, without the first utility - this one is inferior to many other similar programs. Judge for yourself: there is no battery life and no automatic mode either.
How does it work: just start it, it analyzes your system, and provides links to download drivers for this or that equipment. Those drivers that you need - download from the links and install.
Also, 3DP Chip supports creating backup copies of drivers and restoring them from it. It does this quite well (it works quickly and efficiently).
3DP Chip - Find Drivers
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Driver genius
Website: //www.driver-soft.com/
One of the best utilities for finding drivers for rare hardware (and not for rare 😎).The program works fully automatically, is simple and understandable to any user (even just yesterday sat down at a PC).
After starting the program, all you have to do is press one button "Start Checkout" ... After analyzing your system, you will be prompted to update some of the outdated / missing drivers.
Start checking for driver updates
There are 7 sections (functions) in the program:
- The main . Basic information about the program, system, the ability to start checking and updating drivers;
- Reservation. You can save a copy of the drivers in a separate EXE file, and then use it without Driver Genius!
- Recovery. Computer restart options during recovery and alert notifications;
- Removal. You can remove those drivers that you no longer need;
- Update. Selecting the folders in which the loaded drivers will be saved;
- Loading. Setting up the Internet for downloading files. In most cases, nothing needs to be changed;
- Safety . If you do not have an antivirus - Driver Genius will check your downloaded files (drivers), if there is an antivirus - then nothing will be checked (everything is left at the mercy of your security software).
Approx. : some menu items may differ, depending on the program version and translation version.
Hardware Information / Driver Genius
The main differences are:
- driver update: the program supports more than 40,000 drivers for a wide variety of hardware;
- the ability to disable and remove conflicting / unnecessary drivers;
- command line support;
- the ability to create a backup copy of d drivers (including one executable EXE file);
- restoring drivers from a backup.
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conclusions
👉 Remark!
For a more complete overview of driver software (search, update, uninstall), see this article
Thus, using the programs given above in the article, in my experience I have never (at least I don’t remember) been left without drivers with non-working hardware ...
In general, I recommend that you write down all the programs presented above on your emergency USB flash drive BEFORE.
DriverPack Solution and Snappy Driver Installer needs to be written as standalone apps (for example, DriverPack Solution comes in ~ 19 GB ISO image, and Snappy Driver Installer ~ 18 GB is just an installer with several archive folders), as this will allow you to be independent from the Internet.
By the way, it would also be nice to write a program that opens and mounts ISO images on a USB flash drive (for example, UltraISO or Daemon tools).
👉 Note: it just often happens that after reinstalling Windows, there is no driver for the network card, and the Internet does not work.
By running DriverPack Solution or Snappy Driver Installer, you will install drivers for most equipment (including a network card) offline, and then with the presence of the Internet, you can update everything you need.
3D Net It comes in handy in cases where you cannot open a large ISO image (for example, from Driver Pack Solution), or the ISO image does not have a rare driver for your network adapter.
3D Net specializes in network drivers, and even if there is no driver for your particular piece of hardware, the program will try to install a "universal" driver in order for your adapter to work. In general, an irreplaceable thing in a difficult situation ...
Regarding Driver Booster - I usually install it when the PC already has the Internet. Thanks to this program, you can quickly pre-install a variety of game components, libraries, make a backup copy of drivers and systems, update some old drivers.
In general, one of the most convenient tools for working with drivers. In general, it's a pity that the program does not have an offline mode ...
Driver genius , lately I hardly use it, but the program has just a huge collection of drivers.
Once there was a case that a driver for a Korean-made printer was needed, and this piece of hardware was clearly not standard.
Neither in the "manual" search, nor in the automatic one (having tried from heels of utilities) - I could not find the driver. Driver Genius did it in a few minutes.That is why I presented this program in the review, perhaps it will also be useful to someone ... ✌
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On this I round off, all the best!
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First publication: 01/31/2017
Correction: 01/05/2020
