Procedure for manual download and update:

This built-in Windows 8 driver must be included in the operating system Windows system® or be available for download through the Center Windows updates® (Windows® Update). The built-in driver supports the core functionality of your Windows 8 hardware.

How to perform automatic download and update:

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Windows 8 Upgrade Frequently Asked Questions

What are Windows 8 device drivers for?

Essentially, drivers are small software applications, which allow your device's Windows 8 to “interact” with the operating system and are also key to the functionality of the hardware.

What operating systems are compatible with Windows 8 drivers?

Windows supports drivers for Windows 8 hardware.

How to update Windows 8 drivers?

You can update Windows 8 hardware drivers manually using Device Manager or automatically using driver update software.

What are the benefits and risks of updating Windows 8 drivers?

Updating your drivers will improve your PC's performance, unlock hardware features, and resolve any incompatibilities. The risks of installing the wrong Windows 8 drivers include software crashes, loss of functionality, PC freezes, and system instability.


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The driver is special program, which connects the hardware and software parts of the computer. Consequently, without them, the system simply will not work, or will not work correctly. In this article I will tell you several ways in which you can install drivers for Windows 8.

To begin, move your mouse cursor to the upper right corner to bring up the side pop-up panel, and select “Options” from it.

In the control panel go to "Device Manager".

Automatic search

In the list, find the device opposite which there is or Exclamation point, like mine, or a yellow question mark. Expand it by clicking on the arrow on the left.

If drivers for devices from the list are not installed, they will have a yellow exclamation mark next to them. Click on one of the devices and select from context menu item "Update...".

The operating system itself will search for suitable ones on the computer or on the Internet and install them. Wait until the installation process completes.

Manual installation

To do this, click right click mouse over the device and open “Properties”.

In the properties window, go to the “Information” tab and select from the drop-down list "Equipment ID". In the “Value” field, select one of the items, right-click on it and click “Copy”.

Now enter devid.info into the address bar of your browser - you can download drivers from this site. Paste the copied string into the search bar and click Search.

In the next window, specify the Windows 8 operating system; a list of available drivers for your device will open. To download them, click on the floppy disk.

Confirm that you are not a robot and click on the link below.

Find the downloaded file in the Downloads folder on your computer.

Further on system disk, I created a folder where all the drivers that were created manually will be stored - “instal_drive”. In it, create any empty folder - “new”, and unpack the downloaded driver into it.

Now we return to the device manager again, right-click on the device for which we will install drivers and select “Update …” from the context menu.

In the next window, click on the item "Search for drivers on this computer".

In the next window, click on the “Next” button.

Select an item "Install from disk".

After this, the driver will be successfully installed on your computer or laptop.

Download from the official website

To do this, you will need to go to the official website of the manufacturer of your computer or laptop. Enter in search bar browser, the device model, and there you can add the driver word. Then go to the official website.

The “Drivers & Tools” page immediately opened for me. Here you need to select the installed operating system and select from the list the device for which you need to download drivers.

By device instance code

Finding the necessary drivers by device instance code is another option.

To do this, in the device manager, right-click again on the device for which we will search for a driver, and select “Properties” from the list. In the properties window, go to the “Information” tab and select from the drop-down list "Equipment ID". Here, pay attention to the numbers underlined in the figure opposite the words VEN and DEV.

Next, go to the website www.pcidatabase.com. Here, in the “Vendor Search” field, enter the numbers opposite VEN, in the “Device Search” field – opposite DEV, then click “Search”.

In the new window, the full name of your device will be written in the “Chip Description” field, and its manufacturer will be written in the “Vendor Name” field.

It is not enough for a modern computer to have powerful hardware to meet all user requirements.

In addition, the software part of the system must be configured correctly - the OS must be installed and the necessary Drivers for Windows 8. perform a connecting function between the hardware and computer programs.

The Windows 8 operating system has been known on the market for quite some time, so it has almost complete support from software developers.

Where to get drivers

There are many ways to get drivers for the Eight:

  • The disk that comes with the new device. It contains not only drivers, but also sometimes branded programs from the manufacturer. The main disadvantage of drivers from the disk is that they may be outdated.
  • Drivers can be downloaded from the support page on the manufacturer's website. These are the most modern ones.
  • Unofficial sites also have large libraries of drivers. You can find old drivers on them that have already been removed from the official developer sites.
  • Windows 8 operating system comes pre-installed special utilities who know how to independently search and install drivers for computer components.

How to install automatically

Before installing the driver for Windows 8 yourself, you can enable automatic search in the settings of your personal computer.

To do this you need:

  1. Open the control panel by right-clicking on the “Start” button;
  2. Change the menu display mode to “Small icons”;
  3. Go to the section related to devices and printers;
  4. In the window that opens, select the icon with the image of a PC and right-click on it;
  5. Click on “Device installation options”.
  6. Then a window will appear in which you need to click “Yes”, and then “Save”.

How to install manually

Sometimes the operating system fails to install drivers automatically; it is recommended to install drivers manually:

  1. Open control panel;
  2. Double-click on “Device Manager”;
  3. Select a device without a driver in the list that opens;
  4. Right-click on it and select “Update drivers”;
  5. This will bring up an additional window in which you need to select “ Automatic search updated drivers."

To simplify the process of installing drivers, third-party developers offer a variety of programs for Windows 8. One of the most common is. It independently searches for drivers and installs them if necessary. In addition, the program checks developer sites for updates.

Important point!

To protect yourself from loss of information (if a failure occurs when installing drivers), do not forget to copy important data from your computer/laptop to external drives before updating drivers in this way.

All drivers for the operating system Windows systems 8 (32/64-bit versions) – drp.su/ru. Fully automatic installation all the necessary drivers.

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