It Is Now Easier To Update Drivers In Windows Update
Microsoft keeps on with its quest to improve the experience with Windows Update, and the next focus for the company seems to be in the driver department. You know, …
Tag: Drivers
Windows Update Now Handles Automatic Driver Downloads
Change we need? Well, it’s one that has been long overdue. We have known for a while that Microsoft is trying to migrate applets in the classic Control Panel …
Microsoft Kills Memory Bugs Behind 10% Of Windows Flaws
Well, that’s one way to do it. Microsoft has introduced two new Windows APIs meant for driver developers to help them create safe software for the operating system. This, …
NVIDIA, AMD Both Now Support GPU Scheduling
One of the best new features in the newly released Windows 10 May 2020 Update is now supported by both leading graphics card makers. GPU scheduling is now on …
New NVIDIA GeForce Drivers Finally Unleash DirectX 12 Ultimate
The future is now? NVIDIA has laid the groundwork for the future of gaming with its newest driver release that brings in full support for DirectX 12 Ultimate. This …
Workaround For Windows 10 Version 2004 Display Bug
For some odd reason, Windows 10 version 2004 seems to have decided that it will not play nicely with certain displays. Take this new display bug that has been …
Windows 10 Version 2004 Causes BSOD On PCs With Old Drivers
Is there a worse feeling than getting a BSOD in the middle of your work? Thought not. Sadly, the newly released Windows 10 version 2004 is not playing nicely …
Windows 10 Gets Automatic Driver Updates
Driver change! As part of the steps Microsoft has taken to streamline updates on Windows 10, the company has announced that hardware partners will be able to push automatic …
Windows 10 Rollout Blocked Due To Bad Intel Drivers
From bad to worse! Microsoft has had its proverbial hands full with all the issues that have affected Windows 10 lately. And if you though the Version 1809 bug …
NVIDIA Ends Driver Support For 32-Bit Windows
It is time. 32-bit Windows and, well even other operating systems, have been around for a long while now, and showing little signs of slowing down. NVIDIA, however, thinks …
Synaptics Says HP Keylogger Is Actually A Debug Tool
Nothing to fear? HP recently came under severe fire after for allegedly bundling a keylogger onto its drivers, which would have allowed cybercriminals the ability to track every keystroke …
Preinstalled Keylogger Found On Countless HP Laptops
Well, not exactly countless, but over 460 HP laptops are affected. The company is rolling out a fix for its touchpad driver, which has been found to contain a …
Did Microsoft Help HP Install Malware On Windows PCs?
Spy much? HP has become the newest big name to be dragged into a spying scandal, as a driver recently snuck through Windows Update and was installed on a …
Microsoft Hails Creators Update As The Best Version Of Windows 10
Ever. The timing of a post like this is interesting, what with the Fall Creators Update on the horizon, but Microsoft took time out to praise the current version …
More Surface Pro 4 Updates Arrive Without Release Notes
Releases notes, that is to say. The software titan continues with its policy of releasing updates for its products, like the Surface Pro 4 in this case, without any …
The Intel Being At Fault For Surface Story Was Fabricated
It sure looks like that. Someone somewhere may have fabricated the Intel being at fault for the Surface issues story, juicy new detail of which have just been revealed. …
Upgrading From Windows XP? Here Is How To Avoid Driver Issues
Check Compatibility with Windows Theoretically most of your hardware should work with the newer versions of Windows, including Windows 8.1. All you need are compatible drivers. This is where …
Surface Pro 2 October 2013 Firmware And Driver Pack Available For Download
Microsoft is usually more into automatic deliveries of its software updates, but oh, so occasionally, the company does push out some manual downloads. And the recently released Surface Pro …
Users Report High RAM Usage On Windows 8.1 Preview
Today’s Windows 8.1 Preview bug report has us on an issue that is causing high usage of RAM on some computers that have installed the public preview version of …
Surface Pro Stylus Finally Gets Pressure Sensitivity Fix
One of the big letdowns for the Surface Pro when it hit store shelves on February 9 was the lack of stylus support in popular applications like Photoshop, Illustrator …
Hardware Problems Are an Issue for Many Windows 8 Adopters
The Lenovo Z580 Notebook I just read a review by a Fortune Magazine writer, Cyrus Sanati, who describes trying without success to install Windows 8 on a relatively new …
ATI and Nvidia both release new Windows 8 beta drivers
Windows 8 Update reported on the PC World article that looked into just how well gaming worked in Windows 8. For the most part, it was concluded that there …
Windows Video – Advanced driver code analysis techniques
Another new Microsoft video. This video provides a deep discussion of advanced code analysis techniques, tips and tricks that help you reduce costs while increasing the quality of …
Disabling Driver Enforcement In Windows 7 and 8
Windows has grown up a lot in the last several years, especially with its transition over to 64-bit processing (although legacy 32-bit is still present even in Windows 8.) …
My biggest request for Windows 8 – Instant Updates
OK, so I am really pissed off now. The more I write about Windows 8, the more I start to notice small things about Windows that can be improved. …