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Old October 6th 20, 06:59 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.hardware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Arlen Holder
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Default Tutorial: How to update a driver that Windows just doesn't want to update

UPDATE

MajorGeeks offers this tutorial for updating a Windows driver
(but it doesn't have all the hints/examples we discussed prior).
o How to Download the Latest Drivers for Windows (9/9/2020)
https://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/how_to_download_the_latest_drivers_for_windows.htm l

They suggest the following driver-update apps:
(Note: I've already tried _all_ of these and found them lacking.)
o Driver Booster
https://www.iobit.com/en/driver-booster.php
https://driver-booster-free.en.softonic.com&Filename=driver_booster_setup .exe
Name: driver_booster_setup.exe
Size: 26263360 bytes (25 MiB)
SHA256: 0068B9B06EB62B6DF2831B87DCA70FFF589133A4579A43381E 08A79A6991D3B6
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/iobit_driver_booster.html
o SlimDrivers
https://slimware.com/
https://slimware.com/download/driverupdate
Name: DriverUpdate-setup-859da7ff-1dbf-4de1-a4f0-8755bae46ede.exe
Size: 703344 bytes (686 KiB)
SHA256: 6ABC527558906887F817DB0791D68F091E2181006874D1688F 45B08C94D79461
(Note that MalwareBytes considers this a PUP which it quarantines.)
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/slimdrivers.html
o Snappy Driver Installer
https://sdi-tool.org/download/
http://sdi-tool.org/releases/SDI_R2009.zip
Name: SDI_x64_R2009.exe
Size: 5376000 bytes (5250 KiB)
SHA256: 480A1E1118758A6D0637AA4D77359FC18639984BB21AC32C23 07087EBE3E58B9
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/snappy_driver_installer.html
o Snappy Driver Installer Origin
https://www.snappy-driver-installer.org/
https://snappy-driver-installer.org/downloads/SDIO_1.6.8.718.zip
Name: SDIO_x64_R718.exe
Size: 5340520 bytes (5215 KiB)
SHA256: B8C012B5E41C8B6077BFE34AEADF4A40E198BC3DEEFA48E1F1 7413AC0F2A077A
Snappy Driver Installer Origin 1.6.8.718
o SnailDriver
https://snailsuite.com/
https://snailsuite.com/manufacturers/snail-driver-download?wpdmdl=8920
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/snaildriver.html
o DUMo (Drivers Update Monitor)
http://www.kcsoftwares.com/?dumo
https://www.kcsoftwares.com/files/dumo.zip
Name: DUMo.exe
Size: 2237376 bytes (2184 KiB)
SHA256: 902798AD309B778382896775F798899448538E3B13096C7F01 B4D0D072A5BC41
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/dumo_(drivers_update_monitor).html

Note: In this thread we tested _all_ these supposed driver updaters:
o What's the one free Windows 10 driver update tool you prefer most & why?
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.microsoft.windows/-yDz26GC6zA

Video:
o NVIDIA GeForce Experience
https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx
o AMD Driver Autodetect
https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/gpu-131
o Intel Driver & Support Assistant
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/80939/Graphics

Sound:
o Asus
https://www.asus.com/support/Download-Center/
o Creative Labs (Sound Blaster)
https://support.creative.com/Products/Products.aspx?catid=1
o M-Audio
https://m-audio.com/support/drivers
o Realtek
https://www.realtek.com/en/component/zoo/advanced-search/74?Itemid=276
o Turtle Beach
https://support.turtlebeach.com/hc/en-us/categories/202689847?tb-us

Periphials:
o Kensington
https://customer.kensington.com/us/us/7566/software-drivers
o Logitech
https://support.logi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360024361233
o Mad Catz
https://www.madcatz.com/En/Support/Downloads
o Microsoft
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/driver.aspx
o Razer
https://legacy.razer.com/thx-spatial-audio
o Roccat
https://en.roccat.org/Support
o Saitek
https://www.saitek.com/uk/down/drivers.php
o SteelSeries
https://steelseries.com/engine
o Thrustmaster
https://support.thrustmaster.com/en/
o Zowie
https://zowie.benq.com/en-us/support.html

While that tutorial is missing a ton of productive steps,
it does at least have a basic link to most web sites.
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