Device Manager is a centralized Windows utility that allows you to manage hardware attached to your system.  You can manage devices and install and uninstall drivers for different devices and hardware components.

In Device Manager, you can see hardware sorted in different categories which makes it all the easier to locate devices or hardware with problems and resolve the issues.

How to Identify a Problematic Device or Hardware Component

Whenever a device or hardware component is not working properly, you can find the problematic hardware component or device highlighted in the Device Manager with a yellow exclamation mark. In most cases, the problematic device is listed under Other Devices.

How to access Device Manager

Though Windows operating system has evolved over the time, the look and functionality of Device Manager has not much changed for the end-user. There are different ways to access Device Manager in Windows but luckily there is one way that works on all Windows versions.

Let’s see the most common way to access Device Manager. Here are the steps you need to follow

• Go to Desktop and type devmgmt.msc in the search box

• Select devmgmt.msc from the list of results

The Device Manager window opens and you can see different categories such as Disk Drives, Display Adapters, Monitors, and Network Adapters etc.

• The Devices with problems are marked with a yellow exclamation mark

To resolve the issue, you need to update the driver by following steps given below

• Right-click on problematic device and select Update Driver Software

• In the next window, you are presented with two options: 1) Search automatically for updated driver software and 2) Browse my computer for driver software

• If you select the 1^st option, Windows will search for driver updates on the Internet and install them. However, there is no guarantee this option would work every time and many times you get a message stating “Windows could not find driver software for your device”

• The 2^nd option would only work if you have drivers stored in a folder on your hard drive or have a driver CD/DVD. If you don’t have a driver CD or have latest drivers on your hard drive, this option won’t work.

Driver Update Software Makes Updating Driver Easy

If you are unable to find drivers for your Windows system, we suggest you try Driver Downloader software that can find latest drivers for all hardware components on your system.

Driver Downloader software is your best bet if you have not downloaded or installed drivers manually earlier. One good thing about a Driver Update Tool is it saves time and update drivers automatically with a click of a button.

Automatic driver update tools offer many benefits, the most important ones being:

• You can update device drivers automatically
• The software scans and updates all outdated or missing drivers at one go
• The tool picks the right drivers for your device and operating system, so you won’t have to worry about installing an incorrect driver by mistake
• Automatic driver updates are 100% safe

Driver Updater is one of the best driver update tools out there. Outbyte Driver Updater will give you access to a database of over 1 million drivers. It will regularly scan your PC, suggesting new driver versions to install. Driver Updater contains drivers for a variety of Windows devices. With just one click, you can update drivers in your system.

Step 1
Click here to Install and launch the app

Step 2
Scan all devices

Step 3
Install or update drivers automatically

 

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