Set up downloaded driver

Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. The hardware and device manufacturers usually make newer drivers available in a Windows Update. You can update your Windows 10 OS to download and install the latest drivers. Through the Windows Update, the drivers of many devices like monitors, graphics cards, printers, network adapters, etc.

Optionally, after Windows update, you can also click View optional updates link if it is available, then click Driver updates tab, select the target driver and click Download and Install button to install the newer driver for the target device. Learn how to enable or disable automatic driver updates in Windows 11 in this tutorial. You can also download and install the latest drivers for Windows 10 via Device Manager.

Check how to do it below. Guide for Windows 11 Bluetooth driver download, install and update. For help with uncompressing a file, see: How to extract or decompress a compressed file. If, after uncompressing the file, it still doesn't contain an executable file, setup file, or doesn't install your hardware device, continue with the below recommendations.

Finally, if you're successful with installing your drivers and the computer asks to reboot the computer, make sure to reboot the computer after the driver is installed.

A computer or hardware manufacturer may place the drivers on a CD, diskette, or folder on the hard drive for Windows to find and use during its hardware detection. Below are steps on how to install drivers for a new device and upgrade a device's driver for this setup. If Windows does not detect any new hardware, open the Control Panel and double-click the Add hardware icon to run the hardware detection wizard. During the steps, you have the option to install custom Windows drivers from a location on disk.

Choose to load drivers, then select the folder containing the drivers for your device. Finally, if the above recommendations don't work, the installation instructions for drivers and hardware devices can be contained in the driver.

Locate the. Right-click that file and choose the option for install. Make sure you install the correct. One of the above three recommendations should have installed or updated the drivers successfully onto the computer.

If you are still having difficulties getting the device to install, it is possible you are not encountering a hardware issue and not an issue with the drivers. Refer to the troubleshooting steps for your hardware device for additional help and information. Home Help Hardware Help Drivers. Tip In most situations, the drivers are installed after the hardware has been installed or connected to the computer.

Installing drivers from a USB drive or floppy. Downloading and installing a driver. Installing a driver from an executable. Using the "have disk" option to install drivers. Install a driver using a. Tip If you have a CD with drivers, but the computer has no functioning disc drive, you can also download the drivers.