每台计算机都有多个驱动程序,使硬件和软件能够与操作系统进行通信。这些驱动程序需要经常更新,以提供安全优势、功能升级和故障修复。
通常,Windows会根据需要自动安装驱动程序。但是,情况并非总是如此,因此在本文中,我们将介绍如何在Windows 10和 11 中手动安装驱动程序。
什么是驱动程序和哪些设备(Devices)需要更新?
驱动程序是允许软件和硬件设备通过促进与操作系统交互来工作的代码片段。大多数设备需要驱动程序才能工作,并且大多数设备将在首次使用时安装并自动更新。
然而,由于多种原因,设备经常被系统(或用户)遗忘并且已经过时。通常只有在对设备问题进行故障排除时才会发现这些过时的驱动程序。
需要驱动程序的最常见设备包括:
- 显卡
- 声卡和音频适配器
- 调制解调器
- 主板
- 打印机(Printers)和扫描仪
- 控制器
- 存储设备
- 网络适配器(Network adapters)
如何使用设备管理器(Using Device Manager)手动更新(Manually Update)驱动程序
要手动更新您的驱动程序,您必须使用设备管理器(Device Manager)。无论您使用的是Windows 10还是 Windows 11,该过程都是相同的。
- 右键单击开始菜单(Start Menu)(在任务栏中)并选择设备管理器(Device Manager)。
- 滚动(Scroll)列表,直到找到需要更新的设备。右键单击(Right-click)(或双击)设备并选择更新驱动程序(Update Driver)。或者,您可以选择属性(Properties )并单击驱动程序(Driver )选项卡下的更新驱动(Update Driver )程序。如果新驱动程序不能解决您的问题,您可以从此选项卡卸载并重新安装驱动程序。
- 单击自动搜索驱动程序(Search automatically for drivers)。
- 这将尝试查找设备的任何可用更新。
- 如果这不起作用,您必须前往制造商的网站手动获取最新的驱动程序。您需要搜索特定的设备型号或序列号,并按照网站的说明查找并下载适用于您设备的最新驱动程序版本。在继续之前,您可能必须解压缩ZIP文件。
- 仔细检查驱动程序是否比您当前的驱动程序更新。为此,请打开设备管理器(Device Manager )>属性(Properties)。在弹出菜单中,您应该会看到驱动程序版本。
- 下载新的驱动程序文件后,就可以安装它了。再次导航(Navigate)到设备管理器(Device Manager )>更新驱动程序(Update Driver)。
- 选择浏览我的计算机以查找驱动程序(Browse my computer for drivers)。
- 单击浏览(Browse)。
- 导航到包含已下载驱动程序的文件夹,确保勾选Include subfolders,然后按OK。
- 单击下一步(Next)。
- 单击关闭(Close)。向导现在应该安装驱动程序。
如何在Windows 11中(Windows 11)手动更新(Manually Update)驱动程序
在Windows 11(Windows 11)中更新驱动程序与Windows 10基本相同,但它具有通过设置应用程序更新驱动程序的附加功能。
在Windows 11(Windows 11)中查找设备驱动程序更新的最简单方法是通过设置应用程序。
- 按Win + I 打开设置(Settings)。
- 选择Windows 更新(Windows Update)。
- 单击高级选项(Advanced options)。
- 向下滚动到其他选项(Additional options )部分,然后单击可选更新(Optional updates)。
- 选择驱动程序更新(Driver updates)。
- 检查您要安装的驱动程序,然后单击下载并安装(Download & install)。
如何手动更新(Manually Update)图形驱动程序
显卡驱动程序可能是最频繁更新的。如果您是游戏玩家,则希望随时掌握这些更新,因为它们将使您的 PC 在许多最新游戏中具有竞争优势。
显卡(Video)制造商通常都有自己的软件,您可以从中轻松下载驱动程序。最常见的显卡制造商包括:
根据您的显卡,下载制造商的软件并按照他们的说明下载并安装最新的驱动程序。
例如,使用GeForce,选择DRIVERS选项卡并单击EXPRESS INSTALLATION。
将您的 PC 设置为自动更新设备驱动程序(Update Device Drivers Automatically)
让我们面对现实吧——很容易忘记更新驱动程序软件。幸运(Luckily)的是,无论您使用什么版本的Windows,手动更新驱动程序都非常容易。更好的是,Microsoft Windows提供了一种自动更新设备驱动程序( automatically update your device drivers)的方法,让您不必担心。
How to Manually Install a Driver in Windows 11/10
Evеry computer has multiple drivers that enable hardware and ѕoftwаre to communicate with the operating system. These drivers need to be updated frequentlу to provide security benefits, functіonal upgrades, and fixes for glitches.
Generally, Windows automatically installs drivers as required. However, this isn’t always the case, so in this article, we’ll cover how you can manually install a driver in Windows 10 and 11.
What Are Drivers and What Devices Need to be Updated?
Drivers are pieces of code that allow software and hardware devices to work by facilitating interaction with the operating system. Most devices need drivers to work, and most will be installed on their first use and updated automatically.
However, for several reasons, devices are often forgotten by the system (or the user) and left out of date. Often these out-of-date drivers are only discovered when troubleshooting an issue with a device.
The most common devices that require drivers include:
- Graphics cards
- Sound cards and audio adapters
- Modems
- Motherboards
- Printers and scanners
- Controllers
- Storage devices
- Network adapters
How to Manually Update Your Drivers in Using Device Manager
To manually update your drivers you must use the Device Manager. The process is identical whether you’re using Windows 10 or Windows 11.
- Right-click the Start Menu (in the taskbar) and select Device Manager.
- Scroll through the list until you find the device you need to update. Right-click (or double-click) the device and select Update Driver. Alternatively, you can select Properties and click Update Driver under the Driver tab. You can uninstall and reinstall drivers from this tab if the new driver doesn’t solve your problems.
- Click Search automatically for drivers.
- This will try to find any available updates for the device.
- If this doesn’t work, you’ll have to source the latest driver manually by heading to the manufacturer’s website. You will need to search for the specific device model or serial code and follow the website’s directions to find and download the latest driver version for your device. You may have to unpack the ZIP file before continuing.
- Double-check that the driver is newer than your current driver. To do so, open Device Manager > Properties. In the pop-up menu, you should see the driver version.
- Once you’ve downloaded the new driver files, it’s time to install it. Navigate to Device Manager > Update Driver again.
- Select Browse my computer for drivers.
- Click Browse.
- Navigate to the folder with the downloaded drivers, make sure Include subfolders is ticked, and press OK.
- Click Next.
- Click Close. The wizard should now install the driver.
How to Manually Update Your Drivers in Windows 11
Updating drivers in Windows 11 is essentially identical to Windows 10, but it has an added capability to update your drivers via the settings app.
The easiest way to find device driver updates in Windows 11 is via the settings app.
- Press Win + I to open Settings.
- Select Windows Update.
- Click Advanced options.
- Scroll down to the Additional options section and click Optional updates.
- Select Driver updates.
- Check the driver you would like to install and click Download & install.
How to Manually Update Your Graphics Driver
Graphics card drivers are probably the most frequently updated. If you’re a gamer, you want to stay on top of these updates as they will give your PC a competitive edge in many of the latest games.
Video card manufacturers generally have their own software from which you can easily download drivers. The most common graphics card manufacturers include:
Depending on your graphics card, download the manufacturer’s software and follow their instructions to download and install the latest drivers.
For example, with GeForce, select the DRIVERS tab and click EXPRESS INSTALLATION.
Set Your PC to Update Device Drivers Automatically
Let’s face it – it’s easy to forget to update driver software. Luckily, no matter what version of Windows you use, it’s pretty easy to update your drivers manually. Even better, Microsoft Windows offers a way to automatically update your device drivers so that you don’t have to worry.