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Ashampoo Driver Updater constantly keeps your Windows drivers up to date, better than Windows Update could ever do. The program scans your hardware components and compares them to over 400,000 database entries. As soon as new drivers are found, the program will install them at the click of a button. This will render printers, sound systems or scanners that malfunctioned or ceased to work fully usable again. Errors, crashes or system slowdowns caused by old or corrupt drivers are effectively eliminated. Up-to-date drivers enable your PC to unleash its full potential which is especially useful for graphically demanding games and can produce significant speedups. The new stability concept ensures that driver updates undergo thorough functionality checks before they are being installed and automatically created backups and system restore points offer additional safety. Windows 10 users will particularly benefit from Driver Updater since they are frequently plagued by missing or incompatible drivers. With over 150,000 supported devices, Driver Updater guarantees maximum compatibility for both common and less common device manufacturers including professional-grade hardware.

• Finds and updates missing or outdated drivers
• Guarantees optimal performance and a rock solid system
• Easy to use thanks to smart automatic features
• Get the best gaming performance out of your PC
• Fixes WLAN, sound or printer issues
• More than 400,000 drivers for over 150,000 supported devices
• Always up-to-date database for all common Windows versions
• Proven security concept with functionality and backup checks

PC drivers represent essential software components that are used by devices to interact with computer operating systems. Drivers are the files which the operating system and hardware devices use to send or receive data.

Top free driver updater tools

For the following reviews we used Acer Aspire laptop, with Windows 7 64-bit system, 3 GB RAM. Tests were performed during August-September. Now, the list of free driver updater in random order.

Let’s begin from short comparison of driver updaters key charasteristics:

Driver Booster free version searches and updates drivers for Windows Operating System. For a free version, we find this driver updating software impressive as it picks up vital updates. Unlike the paid version which automatically updates all drivers, the free version can only indicate and you will have to make multiple clicks updating the drivers one-by-one.

Key functions:

• Scans for outdated drivers
• Performs a silent installation of drivers
• Manages a significant number of device drivers which include Samsung, Dell, Intel, Radeon, etc.

Tips. Always check the size, date of release, as well as the version number of the driver that needs to be updated to know the best time to perform an update. Also, when installing, select custom installation to avoid unwanted apps and extensions like Yandex.

Verdict. There is not much difference between the free and paid version of Driver Booster. If you have got time, then, it should not be a problem to manually update every single driver indicated. After all, you only need to click and it will install the selected ones on your command.

Read the full Driver Booster review.

Driver Easy is a powerful software that can be used at personal as well as commercial level. The program is compatible with Windows Operating Systems. It scans for issues within the computer drivers components and fixes related problems.

Key functions:

• Pre-set daily to monthly scan schedule
• Displays hardware information
• Silently downloads drivers without the use of an external browser
• Hide a device to not show in future scans
• Displays full system info

Tips. Use the company’s website FAQs as well as knowledge base forums to troubleshoot or gain insights about this particular driver updater tool.

Verdict. Driver Easy should not be a miss if you are looking for a performing free driver updater software. Although, in our test it missed a significant number of drivers, the essential ones were detected. A good free tool to conduct dirty work bt scanning for broken, outdated, and missing drivers.

Driver Finder by DeskToolsSoft selects a driver for the PC, based on and its models. Using unique identifiers for the equipment, the program selects a 100% compatible driver for the system. Programs for devices that were previously connected to a PC and have problems with compatibility / installation of servers. Driver Finder has own small client which will be located in the tray, and provide quick access to the main window of the interface.

Key functions:

• Low system requirements
• 3 levels of drivers check
• Found drivers for removable devices

Tips. Strange or not, but Driver Finder blocks file downloads in certain countries. So in case of such error, install a VPN and reconnect from a different location.

Verdict. Driver Finder has an excellent driver backup system. Full and customized device drivers backups are available. In the Free version, search and driver update functions are very limited, and on-demand scanning is blocked. In the Pro version, all functionality is available, including increased driver download speed and some other features.

Bit Driver Updater is a relatively new product from Germany that is rapidly gaining users all over the world. Its main traits are simplicity and functionality. Easy-to-use menu contains all important features of driver updater software, conveniently grouped in tabs. Thanks to this, even inexperienced users need only a few minutes to start using it. It has a huge database of actual updates, proving to be of high efficiency. Also it has a built-in tool for rolling back to previous versions of drivers and creating their local backups.

Key functions:

• Flexiblescheduler
• Sound notifications
• Detailed driver info
• Restore points
• Full and custom driver backups

Tips. Scheduler in Bit Driver Updater supports four modes of checking for updates: one-time, daily, weekly, and Off. In cyclic modes, you can also set the start date, but note that the scheduler can work only in one mode at the same time.

Verdict. Bit Driver Updater is the perfect solution for anyone looking for a simple and convenient driver updater app. There aren’t unnecessary functions, only the crucial ones to search and install driver updates.

Driver Genius by Driver-Soft Inc., a vendor that produces driver utility software exclusively (Drivers Restore, Drivers Backup, Drivers Cleanup, System Transfer Assistant, SSD Speeder), detects, installs and backs up device drivers. With a huge database, comprising of motherboard drivers,  sound card drivers, video card drivers, network drivers, mouse drivers, scanner/printer drivers, etc., users may fix any issues in one click. A cool feature to package all drivers into one executable auto installer.

Key functions:

• System CleanUp
• SSD Speeder
• 1-click update for all drivers

Tips. Driver Genius has a very flexible unwanted changes rollback system. Users can roll back system state to the last recovery point (if the changes were global), or undo last driver installations only, thus restoring the original state without changing system parameters.

Verdict. Driver Genius free edition allows you to search and install updates for drivers with a limited download speed. The Pro version contains additional features (System CleanUp, SSD Speeder, System Booster) aimed at entire PC optimization.

DriverMax free driver updater version is outstanding compared to other apps as it performs automated installations. It also can be pre-set to execute scheduled scans. The features we found in this driver updating software were impressive for a free version.

With that said, the major turnoff is in the limited number of drivers that the user is allowed to download per day or month. The limitation is so extreme such that only 2 drivers can be downloaded per day.

Key functions:

• Compatible to recent Windows versions
• Automatically scans and detect device drivers that need update or issues fixed
• Performs scheduled scans
• Lists all drivers with issues and without issues
• Can back up your system drivers prior to installing updates

Tips. If you download 2 drivers per day for the next 5 days, you will not be able to execute any downloads for that particular month as you would have reached the maximum number of allocated monthly downloads.

Verdict. A system runs on many drivers as it has a lot of devices to communicate for smooth operation. Although DriverMax has cool impressive features, the limitation is too extreme to keep your PC in good shape.

However, with most of free driver updater software yet unable to keep users away from digging driver links, DriverMax does it all with a single click. The limitations inflicted can be pushed to the side if you perform a full system update before installing DriverMax. This will allow you to spread incoming updates over a long period.

Avast Driver Updater is a small simple software to update drivers on a Windows PC. It is light, operates fast and smoothly, finds missing, corrupt or drivers that require an update. All you have to do is to press a big green Start Scan button and get results in a matter of seconds, literally. All the features one would need in a driver updater tool are implemented in it, the only issue with Avast Driver Updater is that it’s only partially free – you can scan for free, but to install updates you have to pay $49,99 for one-year subscription.

Key functions:

• Scans PCs for erroneous and outdated drivers
• Checks for drivers updates in the background automatically
• Creates restore points upon each update
• Targets audio, video, graphics, printers, keyboards

Tips. Use this Avast tool to scan for updates or errors, if you need a quick check-up of your device. When using a paid version, check or uncheck a box in Options to set a “reboot PC upon updates” feature. Also, take your time with other settings, which could be handy.  

Verdict. Driver Updater is a nice little addition to the diverse Avast family of security and utility software. Our tests showed that is works faster when comparing to other tools, although we did not test update times available in subscription only, to be frank.

Snappy Driver Installer is an impressive freeware tool for updating multiple drivers at a go. The software detects devices that are in critical conditions in terms of outdated, broken or missing drivers. It then downloads the essential files needed for updates and gives the user access to set up the updates.

Key functions:

• Can install drivers online as well as offline
• Does not need installation as it can be used in an external hard drive
• Displays system information
• Filter feature to help the user find the best matching drivers to install
• Downloads in driver packs
• Compatible with Windows XP and above

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PROS

• Easy to install and use
• Works with all recent Windows versions

CONS

• Driver sources are not always clear
• May not locate all outdated drivers

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App specs

• License

  Trial version

• OS

  Windows 7

• Downloads

  25K

• Language

  English

• Version

  2.1.1086.15131

• Latest update

  Jul 26, 2019

• Developer

  Systweak | More Programs (25)

• User rating

  5/10   (79 votes)

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