Open Start and click the search bar. Type in device manager, then click Device Manager in the menu. Expand the “Display adapters” heading by double-clicking it. Note the manufacturer and name of the video card you want to update.
NVIDIA — https://www. nvidia. com/en-us/ AMD — https://www. amd. com/us/Pages/AMDHomePage. aspx Alienware — https://www. alienware. com/ If you don’t know the website of the manufacturer, type the manufacturer’s name and “website” into a search engine to bring up a list of matching results.
You may need to click a Support tab or link before you can select the Downloads or Drivers section.
You may instead have to enter your video card’s name.
If you don’t know the date of your last Windows update or Device Manager update, you can try downloading and installing the file anyway.
You may have to confirm the download by selecting a save location or by clicking OK. In rare cases, some web browsers will mark driver update files as potentially malicious or indicate that similar files can harm your computer. As long as you are downloading the files directly from the manufacturer’s website, you can ignore these warnings.
You may have to confirm the download by selecting a save location or by clicking OK. In rare cases, some web browsers will mark driver update files as potentially malicious or indicate that similar files can harm your computer. As long as you are downloading the files directly from the manufacturer’s website, you can ignore these warnings.
If the drivers’ file downloaded in a ZIP folder, you’ll need to extract the folder by right-clicking it and clicking Extract Here. . . . You can then open the extracted folder and double-click the drivers’ file.
If there are multiple video card names here, right-click the one you want to update.
If you receive a prompt that says your video card is up to date or using the best version of the available software, your video card is probably up to date. If you want to double-check, you can try using the video card’s software or using the video card’s website.
If you already tried using Device Manager to no avail, using your video card’s software is a good next step.
Open Start and click the search bar. Type in device manager, then click Device Manager in the menu. Expand the “Display adapters” heading by double-clicking it. Note the manufacturer and name of the video card you want to update.
For example, if you have a NVIDIA GeForce video card installed on your computer, you might type in nvidia or geforce here. If entering the manufacturer’s name doesn’t work, try using the video card’s name instead.
For example, if you have a NVIDIA GeForce video card installed on your computer, you might type in nvidia or geforce here. If entering the manufacturer’s name doesn’t work, try using the video card’s name instead.
If you can’t find a video card program installed on your computer, you can still try to use the manufacturer’s website to locate and download the driver.
If you can’t find a video card program installed on your computer, you can still try to use the manufacturer’s website to locate and download the driver.
For some programs, you may have to click a “Menu” icon (e. g. , ☰) in the program’s window in order to open a toolbar which displays the Updates or Drivers option.
In some cases, you’ll need to launch the installation by clicking Install or similar (for example, the GeForce Experience program requires you to click EXPRESS INSTALLATION to begin the driver’s installation). You may be prompted to confirm the installation by clicking Yes.
In some cases, you’ll need to launch the installation by clicking Install or similar (for example, the GeForce Experience program requires you to click EXPRESS INSTALLATION to begin the driver’s installation). You may be prompted to confirm the installation by clicking Yes.
