Windows 10 comes with an arsenal of drivers — software that lets Windows communicate with the gadgets you plug in to your PC. Normally, Windows automatically recognizes your new part, and it simply works. Other times, Windows heads to the Internet and fetches some automated instructions before finishing the job.
But occasionally, you’ll plug in something that’s either too new for Windows to know about or too old for it to remember. Or perhaps something attached to your PC becomes cranky, and you see odd messages grumble about “needing a new driver.”
In these cases, it’s up to you to track down and install a Windows driver for that part. The best drivers come with an installation program that automatically places the software in the right place, fixing the problem. The worst drivers leave all the grunt work up to you.
If Windows doesn’t automatically recognize and install your newly attached piece of hardware — even after you restart your PC — follow these steps to locate and install a new driver:
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Visit the part manufacturer’s website and download the latest Windows driver.
You often find the manufacturer’s website stamped somewhere on the part’s box. If you can’t find it, search for the part manufacturer’s name on Google and locate its website.
Look in the website’s Support, Downloads, or Customer Service area. There, you usually need to enter your part’s name, its model number, and your computer’s operating system (Windows 10) before the website coughs up the driver.
No Windows 10 driver listed? Try downloading a Windows 8.1, 8, or 7 driver, instead — they sometimes work just as well.
Run the driver’s installation program.
Sometimes clicking your downloaded file makes its installation program jump into action, installing the driver for you. If so, you’re through. If not, head to Step 3.
If the downloaded file has a little zipper on the icon, right-click it and choose Extract All to unzip its contents into a new folder that contains the files. (Windows names that new folder after the file you’ve unzipped, making it easy to relocate.)
Right-click the Start button and choose Device Manager from the pop-up menu.
The Device Manager appears, listing an inventory of every part inside or attached to your computer. A yellow triangle with an embedded exclamation point icon appears next to the troublemaking part.
Click your problematic device listed in the Device Manager window. Then click Action from the Device Manager’s menu bar and choose Add Legacy Hardware from the drop-down menu.
The Add Hardware Wizard guides you through the steps of installing your new hardware and, if necessary, installing your new driver. Beware, though: This last-ditch method of reviving problematic parts can frustrate even experienced techies.
- Windows 10: Add Shared Printer in Windows 10. Network printer sharing allows another computer on your network to print to the printer connected to your computer on the same network. The HomeGroup service will no longer be available starting with. The user profile used for sharing and the file/folder/printer shares will continue to work.
- To Manually Install a Network Adapter Driver in Windows 10: 1. Click the Start button in the bottom left corner of the screen, and type Device Manager into the Search bar. Locate the Network adapters drop down menu. Right-click on the network adapter in the list, and select Update Driver Software.
- When devices don't seem to be detected or stopped working check device manager to see if under other or if caution sign present. You do not need Windows 10 drivers to use most devices in Windows 10.
- To Manually Install a Network Adapter Driver in Windows 10: 1. Click the Start button in the bottom left corner of the screen, and type Device Manager into the Search bar. Locate the Network adapters drop down men.
- In Windows 10, you can add/remove/manage printers from the Control Panel or the Settings app. Manage Printers in Windows 10. To get to the Control Panel printer manager, click on Devices and Printers. I still find this interface more familiar since it’s been around since Windows XP.
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Luckily, you need to install drivers only in either of these two cases:
You’ve just bought and installed a new piece of hardware, and it’s not working correctly. The drivers packaged with newly bought parts are usually old. Visit the manufacturer’s website, download the latest driver, and install it. Chances are good that the new driver fixes problems with the first set of drivers.
You’ve plugged in a new gadget that Windows doesn’t recognize. Tracking down and installing the latest driver can often fix the problems.
But if you’re not having trouble with a piece of hardware, don’t bother updating its driver, even if you find a newer one online. Chances are good that newer driver adds support only for newer models of the gadget you own. And that new driver might throw a glitch into something that was already working fine.
Finally, don’t bother signing up for a service that claims to keep your computer up-to-date with the latest drivers. They can do more harm than good.
If your newly installed driver makes things even worse, there’s a solution: Head back to Device Manager, double-click the troublesome part’s name, and click the Driver tab on the Properties box. Keep your breathing steady. Then click the Roll Back Driver button. Windows ditches the newly installed driver and returns to the previous driver.
Manual Install Driver
Windows 10 PC users never had to manually install iPhone drivers in order to backup or sync iPhone in Windows 10 PC using iTunes. This seems to have changed with the Store version of the iTunes app for Windows 10.
Users who have installed iTunes app from Windows Store seems to be getting “driver not installed” error when iPhone is connected to the PC. It seems that the Store version of iTunes (see how to download iTunes from Apple without Store) doesn’t automatically install necessary iPhone drivers (USB device driver) during its installation.
If you are also getting “driver not installed” error in iTunes for iPhone, you can manually install required iPhone drivers with ease.
We can use the Windows Update service in Windows 10 to download and install the correct iPhone drivers for Windows 10.
Method 1 of 2
Install iPhone drivers in Windows 10
Step 1: Connect your iPhone to Windows 10 PC and launch iTunes.
Step 2: When you get the “driver not installed” error, navigate to Windows 10 Settings app > Update & security > Windows Update. Click on Check for updates button to automatically download and install iPhone drivers. Windows Update will download and install two small drivers.
Once the necessary drivers are installed, you may close and then launch the iTunes app. iTunes should now detect your iPhone without the “driver not installed” error.
Method 2 of 2
Install iPhone driver in Windows 10
Step 1: Open the Device Manager by right-clicking on the Start button on the taskbar and then clicking on the Device Manager option.
Step 2: In the Device Manager window, look for Portable devices (your iPhone must be connected to your PC). Expand Portable devices entry to see Apple iPhone entry. Right-click on iPhone entry and then click Update driver option.
Step 3: In the resulting dialog, click Search automatically for updated driver software option. Windows 10 will automatically download and install the required drivers for your iPhone.