A list is available at (opens in new tab) and steps are listed below to override the blacklist in Chrome and Firefox. Install the fresh copy by double clicking the downloaded driver and following the instructions.Some graphics cards are blacklisted because of poor WebGL support. You must un-install it completely even if the fresh driver is the same date Once you have found (and downloaded) the driver, remove the current driver (again in Device Manager) by again right clicking, then clicking uninstall. Right click it > properties > details > use the pull down to find hardware ID'S.Ĭopy the short string and paste it into Google. If you do not know the driver name go into Device Manager and find the device that is not working. You can also go here for links to the relevant sites
You will get hundreds (or more) results but there will only be a few that are relevant to your computer.ĭon't use driver inspector, driver sweeper, etc type programs, but rather the computer maker or device makers site If you know the name of the driver the first step is to Google it. This occurs in things like malware applications, third party apps, etc Sometimes you will need to completely re-install the software package to replace the driver.
HP would have the most compatible, while nVidia would have the most current, so it is a trade off between compatibility and newest features.Ĭomputer makers will often stop developing drivers for new operating systems but the video card maker usually will not. For video nVidia, or ATI, for networking Intel, etc)įor example if you need to update your video driver for an nVidia video card and have an HP computer you could go to HP, or nVidia. Second is to go to the device makers site. When a device is not working you need to find the driver for that device.įirst is to go to the computer makers site and downloading their driver (Dell, HP, Asus,etc) Then remove the current copy and install the fresh copy To update a driver you cannot simply go into Device Manager and click "update driver" because the list it checks may not beĬurrent and may not include the tweaks that computer makers add to make generic drivers specific to their hardware.Īlways download the fresh copy FIRST. Drivers allow hardware devices to communicate with the computer, in effect it translates to a language the computer can understand without having to know the specifics about the device.ĭevice drivers simplify programming by acting as translator between a hardware device and the applications or Operating Systems
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