11 Best Free Driver Updater Tools
Driver updater apps do just what you'd expect: they help you upgrade any or all of the system drivers for your computer's hardware that are loaded in Windows.
It's simple to keep your drivers up to date with these free driver updater services. If you have that, you won't have to work with Device Manager too much, and you won't have to go looking for the right driver from your hardware manufacturer.
1- Driver Booster
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The best free driver updater feature is Driver Booster. It works for all Windows models and makes upgrading drivers a breeze.
It checks for outdated drivers on a regular basis. When new patches become available, they're downloaded from inside the Driver Booster software, saving you the trouble of manually downloading them from each manufacturer's website.
You can equate the latest driver update to the currently configured driver before installing it, which is helpful. Until loading a driver, Driver Booster provides a restore point in case something goes wrong during the process.
Installing drivers in the background, which hides installation wizards and other popup messages, is an option in the settings. This is useful because it reduces the number of windows you have to toggle on while downloading new drivers.
Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP are all supported by Driver Booster.
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2- DriverPack Solution
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The user interface of DriverPack Solution is simpler to use than the majority of the others on this list. There are just a few buttons and no complicated displays or menus.
You won't have to toggle into any installation wizards for this software because it allows bulk updates and automatic installations.
When you first launch DriverPack Solution, you can choose to let it run in "normal mode" to download and update all of the drivers for you. Alternatively, you should go into "expert mode" and choose the ones you want to upgrade.
DriverPack Solution also includes some simple device details and a software downloader that can run some recommended programmes on your computer.
Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP are all supported by DriverPack Solution.
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3- Snappy Driver Installer
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Snappy Driver Installer, which is similar to DriverPack Solution, is another freeware driver updater application.
Download multiple drivers for a variety of computers at once. The app allows you direct access to instal the updates after they've been downloaded, whether or not you have an internet connection.
Snappy Driver Installer is simple to use and does not require installation. To transport and upgrade the downloaded drivers to another device, use an external hard drive.
Snapper Driver Installer is free of advertising, installation rates are unrestricted, and you can add as many drivers as you like.
This software is compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
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4- Driver Talent
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Driver Talent (formerly known as DriveTheLife) is a simple driver updater app that updates computer drivers for you so you don't have to go searching for official download links on the internet.
This programme not only upgrades and replaces obsolete and incomplete drivers, but also repairs and backs up all of your installed drivers.
Before you download a driver, you can see its height, as well as its release date and version number, to make sure you're getting what you want.
An alternate version provides network drivers that runs offline, which is ideal if you need to add drivers but don't have the appropriate network driver.
Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP are all supported by Driver Talent.
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5- DriversCloud
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DriversCloud (formerly Ma-Config) is a free online service that tracks down basic information about your hardware and applications, including obsolete drivers.
The procedure begins with the installation of a programme that requires a web browser to collect data from your computer.
You can search through categories like BSOD Analysis, My Drivers, Autorun, Network Configuration, and other areas on the website.
When you need to upgrade a driver, compare the version number, vendor, INF file name and date, and hardware ID of the new driver to the details of the currently installed driver.
Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP, and 2000 are also supported.
6- DriverIdentifier
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DriverIdentifier is a free driver updater application that is simple but efficient.
When you don't have access to the internet, it can search for drivers, which is useful if your network card driver isn't running. DriverIdentifier saves the list of drivers to an HTML file until the search is over.
Simply open the file on a computer with an internet connection so that the findings can be cross-referenced with the DriverIdentifier website's databases. An Update connect will appear next to any drivers who need to be updated.
DriverIdentifier is also available in a compact version.
DriverIdentifier searches for drivers for Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP.
7- Free Driver Scout
6- DriverIdentifier
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DriverIdentifier is a free driver updater application that is simple but efficient.
When you don't have access to the internet, it can search for drivers, which is useful if your network card driver isn't running. DriverIdentifier saves the list of drivers to an HTML file until the search is over.
Simply open the file on a computer with an internet connection so that the findings can be cross-referenced with the DriverIdentifier website's databases. An Update connect will appear next to any drivers who need to be updated.
DriverIdentifier is also available in a compact version.
DriverIdentifier searches for drivers for Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP.
7- Free Driver Scout
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Since it offers real automatic updating, Free Driver Scout is a fantastic driver updater.
This ensures that the software can automatically search for the necessary changes, download them, and instal them without needing any feedback from you, which is something that none of the other programmes on this list can claim.
Free Driver Scout allows you to delete device drivers from scans so they don't end up as having to be updated in the future.
Free Driver Scout backs up any or all of your drivers and restores them when necessary.
The OS Migration Tool, which is included in Free Driver Scout, is a useful tool. If you're going to instal a new Windows operating system on your machine, run it first. It can locate the new OS's application drivers and save them to a custom site, such as a flash drive. Then, after you've configured the other Windows operating system, you can use the same function to recover certain OS-specific drivers, without the need to search for them again.
Driver Scout is compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.
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8- Driver Easy
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Driver Easy searches for driver fixes in Windows. When you run a search to look for obsolete drivers, you'll be prompted to download an upgrade. A scan can be run on a regular basis, such as daily, weekly, or monthly, or even every time you log on to Windows.
Without having to open a separate web browser, Driver Easy instals drivers from inside the app.
Driver Easy also includes options such as accessing hardware details and checking for driver alerts when you don't have access to the internet.
Driver Easy is compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista.
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9- Device Doctor
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Device Doctor is a driver upgrade service that is quick to use. It can be run as a standard programme or as a portable programme that does not need installation.
Schedule scans to look for expired drivers, and if one is detected, you'll be directed to a website where you can manually uninstall it.
You can need to unzip driver files before accessing them so you must import updates outside of Device Doctor. You may use a file unzip tool like the one provided with Windows or a programme like 7-Zip to do so.
Device Doctor is entitled to only one driver download a day. It's made to look for drivers for Windows XP all the way up to Windows 10.
10- DriverHub
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The DriverHub driver updater is simple to use because it automatically downloads and instals drivers and includes a section dedicated to recovery in the event that something goes wrong.
The program's gui is simple, with just a few menu buttons. There are options for updating the installation folder and removing programme upgrade tests in the settings.
You can either keep it easy and instal whatever DriverHub suggests, or you can go into Advanced Mode and choose which drivers to download, view version numbers, and instal alternative drivers (i.e., a newer driver but not the current version).
The Useful programs section of DriverHub isn't driver related but does include some helpful links to Windows utilities, like Disk Management, Task Manager, power supply settings, display settings, and more.
DriverHub works in Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7.
11- DriverMax
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DriverMax is a free Windows app that checks for and patches out-of-date drivers. It is, however, restricted in a few regions.
DriverMax will back up any or all of the newly installed drivers, restore backed up drivers, roll back drivers, and find unknown hardware in addition to upgrading old drivers.
Any other software on this list found a slightly higher number of obsolete drivers than DriverMax. We compared the version numbers to the drivers that were already updated and found that they were both legitimate upgrades.
DriverMax is a programme that searches for drivers for Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP.