Maximum PC

Locate and update hard-to-find drivers

YOU’LL NEED THIS

TRY ONE OR BOTH OF THESE DRIVER UPDATERS

Snappy Driver Installer (free and open source, www.glenn.delahoy.com/snappy-driver-installer-origin/) and IObit Driver Booster Free (adware, www.iobit.com/en/driver-booster.php)

to update your drivers: performance and stability. If you’ve made do with the drivers installed by Windows, then stability is already a given—these have undergone rigorous tests in the Windows Hardware Quality Labs to earn WHQL certification, signed by Microsoft itself. However, if you’re looking for better performance or new features, WHQL-certified drivers aren’t always the best option. But where do you track down these newer drivers, and what can you do if you’ve just installed some new hardware only to discover the supplied drivers don’t work

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