If your PC runs on an AMD chipset, you might have encountered this problem on Windows 11. Windows Update may at times, automatically replace your AMD graphics driver ...

The Lenovo updater can call home and periodically or manually update drivers, BIOS, software, etc., as you know. As you also know, not every update is necessary, particularly when everything is ...

Automatic driver updates caused problems until I took full control.

Windows Update installs drivers that are the best fit. However, they are not always accurate. An OEM driver or software may be better than what Microsoft offers. If you receive Windows has determined ...

Visit the system vendor's site to download the latest versions of the software that runs your PC's important components. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for ...

Last year, several dangerous security vulnerabilities were found in the popular 7zip compression tool that were closed with new versions. However, these patches had to be downloaded and installed ...

Having covered various aspects of Windows over the past few years, I always advise against third-party driver update tools. I have tried several of these out of curiosity, and not once did I feel that ...

Clifford led How To coverage. He spent a handful of years at Peachpit Press, editing books on everything from the first iPhone to Python. He also worked at a handful of now-dead computer magazines, ...