After reboot, your PC will only use the basic/generic driver, and Windows Update should be able to install the updated driver, which was previously blocked due to a conflict with the existing driver.

This seems like a problem restricted to the latest Insider build on the dev channel, though—Windows 11 Insider Preview Build ...

Automatic driver download tools don't have the best reputation, but there are some out there you can use to keep your PC up to date safely. Here are the best.

Drivers are the software enabling your computer's hardware to communicate with Windows. Without the right drivers, your motherboard, graphics card, or peripherals will not be able to work properly ...

Knowing how to update drivers in Windows 11 is vital, as these updates keep your PC happy and healthy for years. This guide covers various step-by-step methods.

Once you've run Windows 10 or 11 for a while, it can become bloated with out-of-date device drivers. Use Driver Store Explorer and some simple techniques to pare down the number of obsolete or ...

If no such driver is available, you'll be presented with an option to search via Windows Update, but it's not as helpful. You're just sent to that section of Windows 10 with little guidance on ...

A rare bug in AMD's Adrenalin 23.2.2 driver for Radeon GPUs sent my PC spiraling into BSODs and total unresponsiveness after breaking Windows. But a funky troubleshooting fix revived it.

To find drivers for hardware that Windows refuses to recognize, open Device Manager (a search from the Start menu or Windows 8 Start screen brings it up lickity-split), ...

Resetting the graphics driver on your PC might be the solution to a bevy of issues or inconsistencies, but the process to do so isn't commonly known.

But one thing you may have noticed during the process is Windows drivers all have a very old timestamp. They were all created on June 21, 2006, even for Windows 10!

If Windows 11/10 cannot locate a suitable print driver, here are some troubleshooting tips to ensure the network printer can be found from a remote computer. Share the Printer with the correct ...