FAQs

What are the advantages of using a driver updater?

While updating drivers is useful, doing so can feel like more trouble than it’s worth. The potential benefits are, strangely, at odds with how long it might take you to search online for the correct drivers for your PC. Our driver downloader and updater is just what you need to get around this issue.

Saving you time and effort, AVG Driver Updater automatically scans your PC to detect outdated and malfunctioning drivers. It then updates them to give you the latest versions, keeping your PC performing at its best. Try it today with our free trial.

Can driver updater software handle both driver updates and fixes?

Yes, absolutely. AVG Driver Updater can scan for outdated, missing, or faulty device drivers on your Windows PC and find suitable replacements or driver updates to fix any issues. It does so from a database of more than 50 million drivers from 1,300 trusted brands. This wide selection puts you in a great position to get optimal performance out of your PC over the long term. Update graphics cards, sound cards, and network adapters to improve everything from Wi-Fi connectivity to audio, visuals, and more for better gaming and streaming.

What features are included in AVG Driver Updater?

Why is AVG Driver Updater safe to use?

By automatically sourcing driver updates and verifying them before installing, AVG Driver Updater ensures that you’re getting only the official and most current drivers for your hardware. When you update your drivers manually, you aren’t getting these same authenticity checks.
AVG Driver Updater takes all the guesswork out of updating your audio drivers or fixing your graphics drivers, and even includes a rollback feature in case a newer driver causes more problems than the older one did.

How can I tell if my drivers are out of date?

AVG Driver Updater will automatically scan your PC to detect any outdated drivers. If you haven’t installed it yet, here’s how to check for outdated drivers and update them yourself:

Type the phrase “device manager” into your Windows search box, then select Device Manager from the results.
In the Device Manager window, open the drop-down menus next to a device category, such as Audio inputs and outputs.
Right-click on one of the devices, then click Properties.
In the following pop-up window, click on the Driver tab, then click Update Driver.
Follow the instructions in the wizard.

Sometimes, Windows won’t be able to locate the latest drivers for your hardware, and you’ll need to download them directly from the manufacturers of the hardware in your PC. Either way, when you let AVG Driver Updater take care of all this for you, you’ll never have to worry about hunting down drivers for your PC.

Can I try AVG Driver Updater for free?

Yes! With our free trial, you get full access to AVG Driver Updater’s full features for 15 days. Find out just how easy it is to let our premium software automatically update all the drivers on your PC in real time.
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What’s a driver updater?

Drivers help your PC’s operating system communicate with your hardware devices (e.g., printers, cameras, sound/graphics cards, etc.), so you can make sure they function and work properly.

Using a driver updater is an easy and convenient way to update old drivers without having to manually install them one by one.

Why do I need to update my drivers?

It’s a good idea because updating drivers is a great way to optimize a poorly performing PC, reducing performance issues like crashing, glitching, and freezing. It can boost frames-per-second (FPS) when gaming and improve your PC’s audio and visuals too. Plus, it can even reduce your PC’s vulnerability to malware, zero-day attacks, and other cyberthreats, as well.

AVG Driver Updater can help you a great deal with this, especially if looking to save yourself time, and you’re not a tech hobbyist or expert.