Driver Booster is a free driver updater program for Windows that can automatically check for outdated drivers for your hardware on a routine basis, and even download and update all the drivers with one click!

Every driver package is downloaded directly through the program and batch downloading makes it easy to download multiple device driver updates with one click.

This review is of Driver Booster version 6.4.0. Please let me know if there's a newer version I need to review.

More About Driver Booster

Driver Booster pulls off almost everything I'd want a driver updater that I was designing myself to do:

• Works with Windows 10, Windows 8, Window 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP
• Millions of device drivers are supported through Driver Booster
• Definitions for those devices update automatically and frequently, meaning there's no need to manually update the program every time a new driver is added to the database
• A driver's version number, size, and release date are clearly displayed next to each driver that needs to be updated (in the Driver Details window), helping to identify the size and age of a new driver before it gets updated
• The list of outdated drivers can be exported to a TXT file, which includes the device name, class, vendor, current and available version, hardware ID, and compatible ID
• Installation windows and other pop-ups are hidden to make installation as easy and quick as possible
• The list of drivers found in Driver Booster are labeled according to the severity of the update, two examples being Extremely Old and Old
• The computer can be set up to automatically reboot or shut down when the installation is finished

• Drivers that are already up to date are also shown, but in a separate section from the outdated ones
• The number of days since you last scanned with Driver Booster is shown on the main screen
• Driver Booster also scans for outdated game components, like Adobe Flash Player and Microsoft DirectX Runtime
• An option in the settings lets you have Driver Booster auto-delete driver packages after they've been used for an installation, which is an easy way to make sure it's not collecting useless junk files
• Tools is a section of Driver Booster that includes some tools for fixing sound errors, correcting network failures, cleaning up data related to unplugged devices, and fixing resolution issues by cleaning up driver data. There's also a 'system information' area that shows details about the computer and operating system

Driver Booster Pros & Cons

As you can probably already tell by the size of the Pro section below, there's little not to like about Driver Booster:

Pros:

• Installs quickly
• Lists updated drivers as well as outdated ones
• Supports batch driver downloads and installs
• Can automatically create a restore point before a driver is updated
• Able to ignore a device so no updates are shown
• Includes an option to remove installation data after an update so the hard drive can remain free of clutter
• Can automatically scan for new updates on a daily, weekly, biweekly, or monthly basis
• Option to only show drivers that pass WHQL testing
• Downloads are performed from directly inside the program and not through a browser
• No limit on the number of drivers that can be downloaded and updated
• Can uninstall and roll back drivers

Cons:

• Must have an internet connection even to properly scan for driver updates
• Installer attempts to add another program to your computer

My Thoughts on Driver Booster

If you're looking for an easy to use driver updater, Driver Booster is likely your best bet. In our testing, we didn't have any issues with downloads, and installs have never caused problems like BSOD errors or bricked hardware.

The updates found in Driver Booster aren't launched in a web browser, so you don't have to download these drivers manually like you might have to with other driver updater tools. That's far too much of a hassle that might even deter some from updating their drivers, and it can sometimes lead to clicking the incorrect download link.

Above, we mentioned that Driver Booster is unable to scan correctly unless an active internet connection is established (some driver updaters don't need a network connection to scan). It will look like it's working, but without a network connection, it will simply scan without using any factual update information, which unfortunately results in displaying an incorrect set of updates (or none at all).

Because there's also a professional version of Driver Booster, some features are limited in the free version. For example, more driver updates are found in the professional program and features like automatically downloading and backing up drivers, and automatic program updates, are not options in the free edition.

Apr. 28, 2019 / Updated by Bessie Shaw to Windows Driver Solutions

Do You Need to Download New Drivers after Installing Windows 10 on Your Computer?

If you have upgraded your Windows 7 or Windows 8, you may get the errors like “a required CD/DVD driver is missing”, “video drivers are outdated”, or “wireless network driver is not working”. Serial terminal emulator windows 10 64. They are common issues when you reinstall the Windows OS or install a new one. You surely need to install drivers after updating to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP or Windows Vista. And below are the main reasons why you need to download Windows 10 drivers:

• Reinstalling Windows 10 or updating to Windows 10 will remove all the drivers of the previous system which are located in the C drive (answer to 'does upgrading to Windows 10 remove drivers').

• To make the hardware devices recognized and work properly on the new Windows 10, you need to download newer drivers that best match the system.

• You have to download drivers on your new Windows 10 when a hardware device does not install automatically.

• Updating or installing drivers is a great troubleshooting step when the device is having some kinds of problems or is generating an error. It can fix bugs.

• Latest drivers download and update will enable new features for your hardware.

In fact, it's a regular and also the necessary step to have a scan of your computer to identity which drivers are missing, incompatible, or corrupted after upgrading to Windows 10, and then automatically download Windows 10 drivers.

Important Note: Different Windows OS requires the specific drivers compatible with it, such as Windows 10 64-bit needs Windows 10 drivers for 64 bit, 32-bit OS needs 32-bit drivers, Windows 10 graphics driver for HP notebook 2000 PC, and other requirements of laptop drivers in Windows 10.

How to Free Download/Install Drivers after Windows 10 Update on Laptop, Desktop or Notebook

You can use professional Windows 10 drivers update tools, lile Driver Talent (formerly called DriveTheLife), to help you quickly scan your computer, check drivers, and then automatically download & install new drivers for Windows 10.

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Difficulty: Very easy

Time Required: Only several minutes

Applied to: This method works for all driver downloads after you update to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP or Windows Vista.

Driver Talent can download the official or WHQL drivers for wireless network adapter, graphics cards, Bluetooth, USB devices, monitor, motherboard and any other hardware devices. Get Windows 10 drivers for Acer, Asus, Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson, Sony, Toshiba, Fuji, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, Intel, Kingston, Kodak, Lenovo, Lexmark, Logitech, Microsoft, OKI, Packard Bell, Realtek, Samsung, and Sharp. Here is how:

Steps to Free Download and Install Drivers for Windows 10

Take the following easy steps to download and install Windows 10 drivers for your device.

Step 1. Launch Driver Talent after your install it on your computer. Click on “Scan” to detect all the driver problems for hardware devices.

After the scanning, you will be showed all the drivers that have problems and the solutions. Click on “Update” to update to the latest drivers, “Repair” to download and installing the missing, or broken drivers, or “Reinstall” to reinstall new drivers.

Step 2. To install Windows 10 drivers for computer peripherals, select the 'Peripheral Drivers' menu and install all the neccessary USB drivers in your Windows 10 computer.

Warm Prompt: Now there is a Special Edition for Driver Talent Pro and Driver Talent for Network Card Pro. You just need to pay $3.99 for a 7-day license to enjoy all features of Driver Talent Pro or Driver Talent for Network Card Pro on your computer, including the one-click solution. Users who want to try Driver Talent Pro should not miss it. Click here to learn more.

Install Drivers Using Windows Updates

If you have enabled the automatic update in Windows Updates, it will help to automatically install the Windows 10 drivers after you've updated to the new Windows 10 through Internet connection, like Nvidia Windows 10 drivers, AMD Windows 10 drivers, Asus Windows 10 drivers, etc. If you have no Internet connection or have no Wi-Fi on your computer after Windows 10 installation, try Driver Talent for Network Card to install the network driver without Internet access to fix this Internet issue. Remenber to install Driver Talent for Network Card on your computer before you update to Windows 10.

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